Mazus goodenifolius




Family Phrymaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Scientific name Mazus goodenifolius (Hornemann) Pennell
Synonyms Mazus delavayi auct., non Bonati; Mazus yakushimensis Sugimoto ex T. Yamazaki
Common name (Japanese common name) hime-sagi-goke (ヒメサギゴケ, 姫鷺苔 [meaning: tiny heron moss])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan, New Guinea
Habitat Mountane streamside rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 2-5cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers white (2 yellow spots) 7-10mm long, flowering in April to October. Winter annual plants.
Reference Mazus goodenifolius Pennell
Revision of Mazus Lour. (Scrophulariaceae) in Taiwan
Note Rare species.



October 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden