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April 2007 at wet open field |
April 2007 at wet open field |
| Family | Phrymaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
| Scientific name | Mazus miquelii Makino |
| Synonyms | Mazus englerianus Bonati; Mazus fargesii Bonati; Mazus japonicus Bonati, non Kuntze; Mazus miquelii Makino forma albiflorus (Makino) Makino; Mazus miquelii Makino var. rotundifolius (Franchet & Savatier) Nakai; Mazus miquelii Makino var. stolonifer (Maximowicz) Nakai; [Mazus reptans N. E. Brown]; Mazus rugosus Loureiro var. macranthus Franchet & Savatier; Mazus rugosus Loureiro var. rotundifolia Franchet & Savatier; Mazus rugosus Loureiro var. stolonifer Maximowicz; Mazus rotundifolia (Franchet & Savatier) Koidzumi; Mazus rotundus Furumi; Mazus stolonifer (Maximowicz) Makino; Mazus wilsonii Bonati; Vandellia japonica Miquel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) sagi-goke (サギゴケ, 鷺苔 [meaning: heron moss]), murasaki-sagi-goke (ムラサキサギゴケ, 紫鷺苔 [meaning: purple heron moss]) |
| (English common name) creeping mazus | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Swamp, farm yard, wet fields |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
| Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 4-7cm long, 10-15mm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflorus) corollas 1.5-2cm, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Mazus miquelii Makino |
| Mazus miquelii Makino | |
| Genecology and Reproductive Systems of Weedy Mazus Species, M.Miquelii, Scrophulariaceae | |
| Pyrazolone derivatives and their use as herbicides (US Patent 4036631/1977) | |
| Substituted phenyl (thiono)carbamates, herbicidal compositions containing the same as active ingredient and method of controlling weeds (US Patent 4491465/1985) | |
| Organic acid esters of 4-benzoyl-5-hydroxy(mercapto)pyrazoles (US Patent 4687858/1987) | |
| Note | Mazus miquelii Makino is a very similar plant with Mazus pumilus (N. L. Burman) Steenis. However flower of Mazus miquelii is obviously larger than Mazus pumilus. Also Mazus miquelii is blooming only in limitted seasons (in April to May, merely also in
late March), while Mazus pumilus is blooming in April to October (merely also in early spring and early
winter). Mazus pumilus is a very small herb. Sometimes Mazus miquelii might be misidentified as and confused with Mazus miquelii. For instance, Thunberg gave the same name Lindernia japonica for Mazus miqueliiand Mazus miqueliiat the same time. In addition, some authors described that Mazus reptans N. E. Brown in the United States is a synonym of Mazus miquelii Makino in Japan, Korea and China. |
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| April 2007 at a pond |
April 2007 at a pond |
April 2007 at a pond |
