Dwarf Lily-Turf
Ophiopogon japonicus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Uttarakhand & more
How to identify Dwarf Lily-Turf
Identify Dwarf Lily-Turf by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dwarf groundcover with blue berries (lily turf).
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/blue.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dwarf Lily-Turf.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are linear, 20–40 cm (7.9–16 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dwarf Lily-Turf itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/bluerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The flowers are white through pale lilac, borne in a short raceme on a 5- to 1-cm stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a blue berry, 5 mm in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dwarf Lily-Turf itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dwarf Lily-Turf
Dwarf Lily-turf (Ophiopogon japonicus) is a herb in the Liliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Uttarakhand and 1 other states.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Dwarf Lily-Turf belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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