Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriope muscari
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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Learn more about Liriope from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope muscari
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriope muscari
(?) Flora of China
Liriope muscari
SYNONYMOUS WITH Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Liriope muscari
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liriope muscari
COMMON NAME:
Liriope, Big Blue Lily-turf
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Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5370296
Month Unknown GA
Leaves relatively thin, flexuous and arching 45-140 degrees or more, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_5379570
Month Unknown
Fruits globose, blue-black to dark or blackish-purple to nearly black, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_5422004
Month Unknown
Some cultivated forms produce short stolons, but elongating stolons unusual, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_5422032
Month Unknown
Scapes usually equal or longer than leaves; tepals lilac-purple/lavender, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriope muscari
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope muscari
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriope muscari
(?)
Flora of China
Liriope muscari
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Liriope muscari
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liriope muscari
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