Ophiopogon japonicus
Also known as: Anemarrhena cavaleriei, Convallaria graminifolia, Convallaria japonica, Convallaria japonica minor, Flueggea anceps, Flueggea angulata, Flueggea japonica, Flueggea japonica minor, Liriope gracilis, Mondo gracile, Mondo gracile brevipedicellatum, Mondo japonicum, Mondo longifolium, Mondo stolonifer, Ophiopogon argyi, Ophiopogon chekiangensis, Ophiopogon gracilis, Ophiopogon gracilis brevipedicellatus, Ophiopogon japonicus caespitosus, Ophiopogon japonicus elevatus, Ophiopogon japonicus umbrosus, Ophiopogon merrillii, Ophiopogon ohwii, Ophiopogon stolonifer, Polygonastrum compressum, Slateria coerulea, Slateria japonica, Tricoryne acaulis, Tricoryne caulescens
Species profile
- Accepted name
- Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. Species
- Common names
- Dwarf Lily-turf, Dwarf Lilyturf, lily turf grass, Mondo Grass, ophiopogon, snake's-beard
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Division
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Ophiopogon
- Habitat
- terrestrial
- Distribution
- Southern Asia; China South-Central; China North-Central; China Southeast; Japan
- Basionym
- Convallaria japonica Thunb.
- Published in
- Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1063 (1807)
Media and observations
GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-05. Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/2774158 https://www.gbif.org/species/2774158
Common and trade names from InterAquaristik product data.
Common and trade names from InterAquaristik product data.
· Last updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:31 AM