Mazus miquelii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Mazus miquelii3.jpg
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|genus = Mazus
|species = miquelii
|authority = Maxim.
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- M. rotundifolius
- M. rugosus stoloniferus
- M. stoloniferus
- Linderna japonica
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|synonyms_ref = {{citation
|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mazus+miquelii
|title=pfaf - Mazus miquelii - Makino.
|accessdate=6 March 2019}}
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Mazus miquelii, commonly known as Miquel's mazus{{citation|url=http://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile?symbol=MAMI4|title=usda - Mazus miquelii Makino.|access-date=6 March 2019}} or creeping mazus,{{citation|url=https://florafinder.org/Species/Mazus_miquelii.php|title=florafinder - Mazus miquelii.|accessdate=6 March 2019}} is a species of herbaceous perennial groundcover native to Japan and China. Mazus reptans is now considered a heterotypic synonym of M. miquelii,{{cite journal|last=Pringle|first=James S.|title=The Identification, Nomenclature, and Naturalized Distribution of Mazus miquelii (Mazaceae) in North America|journal=Castanea|volume=83|number=2|date=December 2018|page=221|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26865762|access-date=5 March 2024|doi=10.2179/17-154|url-access=subscription}}{{cite POWO |id=805570-1 |title=Mazus reptans N.E.Br. |access-date=5 March 2024}} but is still often used in the ornamental plant trade.
Description
Mazus miquelii spreads rapidly by producing significant amounts of slender stolons which root at the nodes.{{citation|url=https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1907|title=michiganflora - mazus miquelii|accessdate=6 March 2019}} The leaves are undivided and teethed along the margins. The blue or purple flowers are bilateral and have 5 petals,{{citation|url=https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/mazus/miquelii/|title=gobotany - mazus miquelii|accessdate=6 March 2019}} The plants flower during the months of June to August. This species is hermaphroditic and is pollinated by insects.
Habitat
Mazus miquelii has been introduced in North America, and as such is considered an invasive weed, especially in parts of the north-eastern United States. This species thrives in damp, bog-like conditions, and cannot tolerate dry periods.
References
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