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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriope graminifolia   FAMILY Ruscaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope graminifolia   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Liriope graminifolia

(?) Flora of China

Liriope graminifolia

(?) Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)

Liriope graminifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope


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image of Liriope graminifolia, Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope

JK Marlow    jkm060729_004

July    Greenville County    SC

Roadside/creekside

Scapes mostly equal to or longer than leaves; inflorescences conspicuous, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).

image of Liriope graminifolia, Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope

JK Marlow    jkm140809_455

August    Greenville County    SC

Lake Conestee Nature Park

Leaves (2)3-8(10,12)mm wide, flexuous and arching. Scapes erect, per Overview of Liriope and Ophiopogon (Ruscaceae) naturalized and commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010).

image of Liriope graminifolia, Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope

JK Marlow    jkm140819_830

August    Greenville County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriope graminifolia   FAMILY Ruscaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriope graminifolia   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriope graminifolia

(?) Flora of China
Liriope graminifolia

(?) Liriope & Ophiopogon naturalized & commonly cultivated in the USA (Nesom, 2010)
Liriope graminifolia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3689

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Summer
Lavender/ Lilac
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish

 

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