PLANTS Profile for Liriope muscari (big blue lilyturf)

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Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey
big blue lilyturf

Symbol:

LIMU6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Japan. Usage Requirements.

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Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

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Distribution:
Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey


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USA (GA, LA, MD, MS, SC)

Related Taxa:
Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 4 species in Liriope

Classification:
Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Liriope Lour. – lilyturf
Species	Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey – big blue lilyturf

Introduced Information:
Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503501.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:12 AM CST