Mazus reptans
| creeping mazus | |
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| flowering plant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mazus |
| Species: | M. reptans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mazus reptans |
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Mazus reptans (creeping mazus) is a plant in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae.
[edit] Description
Mazus reptans is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on creeping stems. The flowers are blue or white, borne in spring and summer. The plant, also known as the Lippenmäulchen in German, is a persevering herbaceous plant which reaches growth heights of about 5 centimeters. The upholsterer-pedagogic kind is frost-hard.
Mazus can quickly form a dense ground-hugging carpet of bright green foliage and can be used as a beneficial ground cover for grape vines[1] or spring foliage bulbs. It's fingernail sized leaves typically remain green throughout the growing season and it is evergreen in the higher hardiness zones.
The flower crown is 2-lipped and bluish-violet to pink or white, inside with white and yellow spots. His period of bloom reaches from April to June. The capsule fruits which contain small seeds are formed. Occurrence [treatments]
It comes originally from the Himalayas area. It grows with a water level of 0 to 30 centimeters. The location of the Lippenmäulchen is mainly sunny or half-shady.
[edit] References
- ^ Pallock, Krohn, 20030204 "Some Ground Covers May Benefit Grape Production" /www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=2403
- Gordon Cheers (Ed.): Botanica. Random House Australia in 2003. German issue: Tandem publishing company Ltd in 2003, ISBN 3-8331-1600-5.
