Liriope
Liriope subsp. var. | Liriope, lilyturf, creeping lilyturf, monkey grass, spider grass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liriope (named after the nymph Liriope)." Liliaceae. A tender violet-flowered cultivated plant from China and Japan. Plants of somewhat doubtful affinity, having been referred to different families: rhizome short and thick, often stoloniferous: st. very short, the lvs. narrow and crowded, the fls. on simple scapes, small, violet or whitish; segms. distinct: stamens 6, hypogynous; ovary 3-celled, each cell 2-ovuled.— Species about 3, China, Japan, Philippines. Little cult.
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Once classified with lilies in the family Liliaceae, the genus is included in Ruscaceae in the APG II systemwp.
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