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'''''Ophiopogon japonicus''''' ('''dwarf lilyturf''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=OPJA|taxon=Ophiopogon japonicus|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> '''mondograss''', '''fountainplant''', '''monkeygrass'''; {{ |
'''''Ophiopogon japonicus''''' ('''dwarf lilyturf''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=OPJA|taxon=Ophiopogon japonicus|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> '''mondograss''', '''fountainplant''', '''monkeygrass'''; {{langx|ja|リュウノヒゲ }} ''ryu-no-hige'' ("dragon's beard") or ジャノヒゲ ''ja-no-hige'' ("snake's beard") is a species of ''[[Ophiopogon]]'' native to China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Vietnam. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The fountainplant is an [[evergreen]], [[sod-forming]] [[perennial plant]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are linear, 20–40 cm long. The [[flower]]s are white through pale lilac, borne in a short [[raceme]] on a 5- to 1-cm stem. The [[fruit]] is a blue [[Berry (botany)|berry]], 5 mm in diameter.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan {{ISBN|0-333-47494-5}}.</ref> Underground, this species has large [[stolon]]s with [[tuber|tuberous roots]].<ref>Brown, D., (1995) "The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of herbs and their uses". {{ISBN|1-4053-0059-0}}</ref> |
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==Cultivation== |
==Cultivation== |
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It is grown as an [[ornamental plant]], providing excellent [[groundcover]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Albus' (white flowers), 'Compactus' and 'Kyoto Dwarf' (dwarf forms, not over 4–5 cm tall), and 'Silver Mist' (variegated, with white-striped leaves). It is often sold as a decorative plant for freshwater [[aquarium|aquaria]], but because it is not a true [[aquatic plant]], it can live for a few months underwater before it dies. While hardy to temperatures of about –{{Nbsp}}20°C when dormant in winter outdoors in normal soil, when kept fully submerged, it requires water temperatures of 18–25°C. It grows well in full sun or partial shade. Propagation is from side shoots.<ref name=rhs/><ref>Hiscock, P. (2003). ''Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants''. Interpret Press.</ref> |
It is grown as an [[ornamental plant]], providing excellent [[groundcover]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Albus' (white flowers), 'Compactus' and 'Kyoto Dwarf' (dwarf forms, not over 4–5 cm tall), and 'Silver Mist' (variegated, with white-striped leaves). It is often sold as a decorative plant for freshwater [[aquarium|aquaria]], but because it is not a true [[aquatic plant]], it can only live for a few months underwater before it dies. While hardy to temperatures of about –{{Nbsp}}20°C when dormant in winter outdoors in normal soil, when kept fully submerged, it requires water temperatures of 18–25°C. It grows well in full sun or partial shade. Propagation is from side shoots.<ref name=rhs/><ref>Hiscock, P. (2003). ''Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants''. Interpret Press.</ref> |
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==Traditional uses== |
==Traditional uses== |
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In [[traditional Chinese medicine]], both ''O. japonicus'' plants and [[tuber]]s are known as ''mai men dong'' ({{zh|c=麥門冬}}). Tubers are used as the cardinal herb for [[Yin and yang|yin]] deficiency. According to the "Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica", the herb is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold; enters the heart, lung, and stomach channels; nourishes the yin of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs; and clears heat and quiets irritability. ''[[Liriope spicata]]'' is used as a substitute.<ref>Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Third Edition by Daniel Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger and Andrew Gamble. Eastland Press, 2004</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Ophiopogon |
| Species: | O. japonicus
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Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf,[1] mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass; Japanese: リュウノヒゲ ryu-no-hige ("dragon's beard") or ジャノヒゲ ja-no-hige ("snake's beard") is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Vietnam.
Description
[edit]The fountainplant is an evergreen, sod-forming perennial plant. The leaves are linear, 20–40 cm long. The flowers are white through pale lilac, borne in a short raceme on a 5- to 1-cm stem. The fruit is a blue berry, 5 mm in diameter.[2] Underground, this species has large stolons with tuberous roots.[3]
Cultivation
[edit]It is grown as an ornamental plant, providing excellent groundcover. Several cultivars have been selected, including 'Albus' (white flowers), 'Compactus' and 'Kyoto Dwarf' (dwarf forms, not over 4–5 cm tall), and 'Silver Mist' (variegated, with white-striped leaves). It is often sold as a decorative plant for freshwater aquaria, but because it is not a true aquatic plant, it can only live for a few months underwater before it dies. While hardy to temperatures of about – 20°C when dormant in winter outdoors in normal soil, when kept fully submerged, it requires water temperatures of 18–25°C. It grows well in full sun or partial shade. Propagation is from side shoots.[2][4]
Traditional uses
[edit]In traditional Chinese medicine, both O. japonicus plants and tubers are known as mai men dong (Chinese: 麥門冬). Tubers are used as the cardinal herb for yin deficiency. According to the "Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica", the herb is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold; enters the heart, lung, and stomach channels; nourishes the yin of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs; and clears heat and quiets irritability. Liriope spicata is used as a substitute.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Ophiopogon japonicus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Brown, D., (1995) "The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of herbs and their uses". ISBN 1-4053-0059-0
- ^ Hiscock, P. (2003). Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants. Interpret Press.
- ^ Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Third Edition by Daniel Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger and Andrew Gamble. Eastland Press, 2004
