Mazus pumilus
Japanese Mazus
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae OrderScrophulariales FamilyScrophulariaceae – Figwort family GenusMazus Lour. – mazus SpeciesMazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis – Japanese mazus |
mazus = mazos (Gr) = "teat"
pumilus (L) = "dwarf" |
Native to East Asia
Native Habitat: Wet grassland, along streams, trailsides, waste fields, wet places and the edges of forests, grassland on mountain slopes at elevations of 1200 - 3800 metres in China |