Family | Phrymaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
Scientific name | Mazus pumilus (N. L. Burman) Steenis |
Synonyms | Hornemannia bicolor Willdenow; Lindernia japonica Thunberg; Lobelia pumila N. L. Burman; Mazus japonicus (Thunberg) Kuntze; Mazus rugosus Loureiro; Mazus vandellioidesHance ex Hemsley; Tittmannia obovataBunge; Vandellia obovata Walpers |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tokiwa-haze (トキワハゼ, 常盤爆 [meaning: four seasons haze (haze = roasted rice)]) |
(English common name) Japanese mazus | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, Nepal, Bhutan, India. | |
Habitat | Swamp, farm yard, roadside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long, 8-15mm wide. Flowers 1-1.2cm, flowering in April to October. Annual plants. |
Reference | Mazus pumilus (N. L. Burman) Steenis |
Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis | |
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) |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
August 2007 at roadside |
August 2007 at roadside |
August 2007 at roadside |