Asparagaceae
Creeping liriope
Liriope spicata
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Liriope
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- ليريوبية سنبلية
- arz
- ليريوبيه سنبليه
- Chinese
- 山麥冬, 山麦冬, 湖北麦冬, 土麦冬, 麥門冬, 土麥冬, 麦冬
- English
- Creeping liriope, Creeping lilyturf, Lilyturf, Monkey grass
- French
- Convallaria spicata
- Japanese
- コヤブラン
- Korean
- 개맥문동
- Russian
- Лириопе колосистая, Лириопа колосистая, Лириопе колосовидная
- Vietnamese
- Sơn mạch đông
Synonyms
- Liriope graminifolia var. koreana (Palib.) Nakai
- Liriope koreana (Palib.) Nakai
- Liriope spicata f. koreana (Palib.) H.Hara
- Liriope spicata var. humilis F.Z.Li
- Liriope spicata var. prolifera Y.T.Ma
- Liriope tawadae Ohwi
- Mondo fauriei (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Farw.
- Mondo koreanum (Palib.) Hiatsusima
- Ophiopogon fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Ophiopogon koreanus (Palib.) Masam.
- Ophiopogon spicatus (Lour.) Ker Gawl.
- Ophiopogon spicatus var. confusus Pamp.
- Ophiopogon spicatus var. koreanus Palib.
- Ophiopogon spicatus var. longipes Pamp.
- Ophiopogon tawadae (Ohwi) Masam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amada44, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.