Mazaceae
Miquel's mazus
Mazus miquelii
- Family
- Mazaceae
- Genus
- Mazus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 匍茎通泉草, 匍莖通泉草, 莲座叶通泉草, 通泉草
- English
- Miquel's mazus
- German
- Lippenmäulchen
- Japanese
- ムラサキサギゴケ
Synonyms
- Mazus englerianus Bonati
- Mazus fargesii Bonati
- Mazus japonicus Bonati
- Mazus japonicus var. albiflorus Makino
- Mazus japonicus var. leucanthus X.D.Dong & Ji H.Li
- Mazus miquelii f. albiflorus (Makino) Makino
- Mazus miquelii f. contractus (Makino) Sugim. ex Yamazaki
- Mazus miquelii f. rotundifolius (Franch. & Sav.) T.Yamaz.
- Mazus miquelii subsp. contractus Makino
- Mazus miquelii var. rotundifolius (Franch. & Sav.) Nakai
- Mazus miquelii var. stolonifer (Maxim.) Nakai
- Mazus reptans N.E.Br.
- Mazus rotundifolius (Franch. & Sav.) Koidz.
- Mazus rotundus Furumi
- Mazus rugosus var. macranthus Franch. & Sav.
- Mazus rugosus var. rotundifolius Franch. & Sav.
- Mazus rugosus var. stolonifer Maxim.
- Mazus stolonifer (Maxim.) Makino
- Mazus stolonifer f. roseus Honda
- Mazus stolonifer var. taibokuensis Masam.
- Mazus wilsonii Bonati
- Pyxidaria japonica (Miq.) Kuntze
- Vandellia japonica Miq.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 273 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joey M, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Σ64 at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chika Kameda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kathryn Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: koala0090, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.