Mazus pumilio, commonly known as the swamp mazus, is a plant native to eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.[1] It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant, most often for creating a groundcover. It is a completely prostrate, perennial herb usually forming wide spreading patches.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Mazaceae |
| Genus: | Mazus |
| Species: | M. pumilio
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| Mazus pumilio | |
References
edit- ^ Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James), 1928- (1993). The cultivation of New Zealand plants. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. ISBN 0-908877-23-4. OCLC 28439249.
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- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
edit- "Mazus pumilio". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- PlantNet: Mazus pumilio — photo
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