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 |