Akvarist
Sign in

Facts

Care
Growth form
Not an aquatic plant
Range
NativeIntroduced

Lives wild in China, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Introduced to Argentina, Indonesia, Japan, Marianas, and United States.

See the map in the app

More about the species

Description

Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass; Japanese: リュウノヒゲ ryū-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.

Other names
Suggest name

Other scientific names

  • Convallaria graminifolia
  • Convallaria japonica
  • Flueggea anceps
  • Flueggea japonica
  • Liriope gracilis
  • Mondo gracile

In other languages

  • Mondo Grass
Read more

Articles

All articles
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read

Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.

How to care for aquarium plants3 min read

Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.