Mazus

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Mazus
Mazus reptans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Mazus

Mazus is a genus of low-growing perennial plants in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae. Consisting of around 30 species, this genus is generally found in damp habitats in lowland or mountain regions of China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Selected species

References

  • Cave, Y. & Paddison, V. (2002). The Gardener's Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Native Plants. Random House.
  • Bryant, G. (1999) Botanica. David Bateman.
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