''Mazus'' is a

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of low-growing

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s. It has been placed in various plant families including

Phrymaceae Phrymaceae, also known as the lopseed family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Phrymaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Garden Websi ...

Scrophulariaceae The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scr ...

, and recently in the family

Mazaceae Mazaceae is a family of plants in the order Lamiales. The family was described by James L. Reveal in 2011. Genera in this family were most recently previously included in Phrymaceae and in older classifications were placed in Scrophulariaceae. ...

. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found in damp habitats in lowland or mountain regions of China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 40 species are accepted:''Mazus'' Lour.
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Mazus alpinus ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus arenarius'' *'' Mazus caducifer'' *'' Mazus celsioides'' *'' Mazus danxiacola'' *'' Mazus delavayi'' *'' Mazus dentatus'' *''

Mazus fauriei ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus fruticosus'' *''

Mazus fukienensis ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus gracilis'' *'' Mazus harmandii'' *''

Mazus henryi ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus humilis ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus kweichowensis ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus lalashanensis ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus lecomtei ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus longipes ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus miquelii ''Mazus miquelii'', commonly known as Miquel's mazus or creeping mazus, is a species of herbaceous perennial groundcover native to Japan and China. ''Mazus reptans'' is now considered a heterotypic synonym of ''M. miquelii'', but is still often ...

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Mazus novaezeelandiae ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus oliganthus ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus omeiensis ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus procumbens ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

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Mazus pulchellus ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus pumilio'' — Swamp mazus *'' Mazus pumilus'' — Japanese mazus *'' Mazus quadriprotuberans'' *''

Mazus radicans ''Mazus radicans'', commonly known as swamp musk, is a wetland herb in the family Mazaceae, native to New Zealand. Description ''M. radicans'' is a small, creeping wetland herb which is native to New Zealand. It has prostrate main branches roo ...

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Mazus reptans ''Mazus reptans'', common name creeping mazus, is a heterotypic synonym of '' Mazus miquelii'', a low-growing perennial plant native to the East Asia, and widely introduced in the United States. Description ''Mazus reptans'' is a herbaceous plan ...

'' (synonym of ''M. miquelii'') — Creeping mazus *'' Mazus rockii'' *'' Mazus saltuarius'' *'' Mazus solanifolius'' *'' Mazus somggangensis'' *'' Mazus spicatus'' *''

Mazus stachydifolius ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus sunhangii'' *'' Mazus surculosus'' — Suckering mazus *'' Mazus tainanensis'' *''

Mazus uniflorus ''Mazus'' is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae. page 47 Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found ...

'' *'' Mazus wanmuliensis'' *'' Mazus xiuningensis''

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Lamiales genera {{lamiales-stub