Mazaceae
Japanese mazus
Mazus pumilus
- Family
- Mazaceae
- Genus
- Mazus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 通泉草
- English
- Japanese mazus
- Japanese
- トキワハゼ
- Korean
- 주름잎
Synonyms
- Hornemannia bicolor Willd.
- Lindernia japonica Thunb.
- Lobelia esquirolii H.Lév.
- Lobelia pumila Burm.f.
- Pyxidaria obovata (Bunge) Kuntze
- Tittmannia obovata Bunge
- Vandellia obovata (Bunge) Walp.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.