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Mazus pumilus

(Burm. f.) Steenis

Japanese Mazus

GNRUnranked Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140710

Element CodePDSCR15020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyMazaceae

GenusMazus

Synonyms

Mazus japonicus(Thunb.) Kuntze

Other Common Names

Japanese mazus (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

The name Mazus japonicus has also been used for this species, as in D'Arcy, Flora of Panama. LEM 6Dec94.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Blakely	Ouachita National Forest	3,342

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Indian Grave Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	1,020

Mississippi (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii Area	Homochitto National Forest	2,620

North Carolina (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Harper Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,325
Jarrett Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,485
Mackey Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	5,934
Snowbird	Nantahala National Forest	8,489
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.