Ophiopogon japonicus

Ophiopogon japonicus
	Fruit, close-up
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Ophiopogon
Species:	O. japonicus
Binomial name
	Ophiopogon japonicus; (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf,^[1] mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass; Japanese: リュウノヒゲ ryu-no-hige ("dragon's beard") or ジャノヒゲ ja-no-hige ("snake's beard") is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Vietnam.

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ophiopogon japonicus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ophiopogon japonicus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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