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Ophiopogon

mondo grass

Other common names
Aztec grass
Japanese hyacinth
see morelily tuft
lily turf
lilyturf
monkey grass
serpent's beard
snake beard
snake's beard
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Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Ophiopogon

Genus description

Ophiopogon are rhizomatous or tufted evergreen perennials forming clumps of leathery, narrowly strap-shaped leaves, with racemes of small bell-shaped white or mauve flowers on leafless stems in summer, followed by glossy black berries

Name status

Correct

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