Ophiopogon japonicus
A species in the Asparagaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Ophiopogon
- Species
- Ophiopogon japonicus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1807
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ophiopogon japonicus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anemarrhena cavalerieiName author: H.Lév.
- Convallaria graminifoliaName author: Salisb.
- Convallaria japonicaName author: Thunb.
- Convallaria japonicaName author: L.f.
- Convallaria japonica var. minorName author: Thunb.
- Flueggea ancepsName author: Raf.
- Flueggea angulataName author: Raf.
- Flueggea japonicaName author: (Thunb.) Rich.
- Liriope gracilisName author: (Kunth) Nakai
- Mondo gracileName author: (Kunth) Koidz.
- Mondo gracile var. brevipedicellatumName author: Koidz.
- Mondo japonicumName author: (Thunb.) Farw.
- Mondo longifoliumName author: Ohwi
- Mondo stoloniferName author: (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Farw.
- Ophiopogon argyiName author: H.Lév.
- Ophiopogon chekiangensisName author: Koiti Kimura & Migo
- Ophiopogon gracilisName author: Kunth
- Ophiopogon gracilis var. brevipedicellatusName author: (Koidz.) Nemoto
- Ophiopogon japonicus var. caespitosusName author: Okuyama
- Ophiopogon japonicus var. elevatusName author: Kuntze
- Ophiopogon japonicus var. umbrosusName author: Maxim.
- Ophiopogon merrilliiName author: Masam.
- Ophiopogon ohwiiName author: Okuyama
- Ophiopogon stoloniferName author: H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Polygonastrum compressumName author: Moench
- Slateria coeruleaName author: Siebold ex Miq.
- Slateria japonicaName author: (Thunb.) Desv.
- Tricoryne acaulisName author: D.Dietr.
- Tricoryne caulescensName author: D.Dietr.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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