Suckering mazus


Scientific Name

Mazus surculosus D.Don


Other Names

Khasre butee


Life Form

Herb


Family

Mazaceae



Khasre butee
Image by - Saroj Kasaju
Usages

Ornamental - It is grown as a ground cover.


Native to

Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan


Habitat

Temperate biome.


Conservation Status

Not evaluated



Plant Description

Perennial herb with a creeping.

Slender, creeping, rooting at nodes.

Obovate to spatulate, rounded or irregularly crenate margins, petiolate.

Tubular, 2-lipped, pale blue or white with a darker blue or violet upper lip and a prominent orange throat.

Capsules containing numerous small seeds.


Phenology

Flowering: Spring and summer.