Mazus surculosus D. Don , Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 87 87 1825.;
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Images by Nidhan Singh (Validation by Gurcharan Singh), Dinesh Valke, Ashwini Bhatia, D S Rawat, Satish Phadke, Gurcharan Singh, Prashant Awale, Balkar Singh, Alok Mahendroo (id by Prashant Awale), Pravin Kawale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details,click on the links) 

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MAZ-us — Greek for teat; referring to the swollen corolla … Dave’s Botanary
sur-ku-LO-sus — suckering … Dave’s Botanary 

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commonly known as: suckering mazus • Garhwali: मसत्यार mastyar • Nepali: खस्रे बुटी khasre butee, मालती झार maalati jhaar, ताप्रे झार taapre jhaar
Names further compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/09/mazus-surculosus-ddon.html
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Flowers pale blue or white., tubular 6-12 mm long, in short terminal stalked clusters arising directly from rootstalk, and leaves in a lax rosette, and with a long slender runners. Corolla 2 lipped, the upper lip darker with 2 short triangular lobes, the lower lip much larger, with pale rounded lobes and the throat with 2 orange swellings within; calyx lobes triangular blunt. Runners several, rooting at nodes. Basal leaves broadly ovate, rounded toothed, 2.5-8 cm, sometimes pinnately lobed near the base, narrowed to a short leaf stalk; flowering stems mostly 6-8 cm.
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Mazus pumilus looks similar to M. surculosus, but the orange stripes on the lower lip are longer in latter. In addition the species can be differentiated as under:
M. pumilus: Annuals, up to 30 cm tall, stems glabrous or with short hairs; basal leaves usually shed at flowering time; flowers mostly in upper part of inflorescence; calyx lobes ovate, as long as tube, acute; middle lobe of lower lip smaller than lateral lobes; lobes of upper lip triangular-ovate; capsule globose
M. surculosus: Perennials, up to 8 cm tall, stem with long white hairs; basal leaves forming a rosette present at flowering time; flowers almost from base of raceme, lax; calyx lobes 1/3 as long as calyx, broadly ovate with obtuse to subacute tip; middle lobe of lower lip longer than lateral lobes; lobes of upper lip suborbicular; capsule ovoid
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Mazus surculosus:
Mazus surculosus
At Ukhimath, Uttarakhand
4 June,2011



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Mazus surculosus:
Seen this plant on the way to Rohtang Pass (Manali region).
Date/Time: 11-09-2011 / 01:15PM
Bot. name: Mazus surculosus
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Plant Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild.


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Kalatope id 030711a..:
A small flowering herb on the roadsides of a forested area..

Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 2100 mts
Habit Herb
Habitat Wild
Plant height 6 inches



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VoF Week :: Mazus surculosus at Auli:
Mazus surculosus … (family: Scrophulariaceae)

31 JUL 12
Auli8750 – 9000 ft



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VoF Week : Mazus surculosus:
Mazus surculosus of Scrophulariaceae family
Clikeced on 16th August `12 while trekking down from Ghanghariya to Govind Ghat, Chamoli, Uttarakhand.



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VoF Week : MN020912 Mazus surculosus (Suckering Mazus):
Mazus surculosus (Suckering Mazus)
On the Ghangaria – Govind ghat trail
16.08.2012


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VOF Week :: Mazus surculosus at Auli and En-route Ghangaria:
Mazus surculosus (Family:Scrophulariaceae ) at Auli and En-route Ghangaria.


Yes … Good photographs


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VoF Week: Mazus surculosus from Ghangriya:
Mazus surculosus from Ghangriya
pls validate


I think yes



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Mazus surculosus from Uttarakhand : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Mazus surculosus D.Don (Phrymaceae, earlier Scrophulariaceae) is a common herb between 500-2500m in Uttarakhand.
The plant produce numerous runners (surculii) and colonize the area rapidly.
Photographed near Garbadhar, Pithoragarh District Uttarakhand.

I remember observing this near Manali.



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This one is Mazus sp.
(Family: Scrophulariaceae). 
Bot. name: Mazus surculosus
Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 12:15PM
Location: Out skirts of Hampta Village

Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Herb


Yes the striking yellow elevated marks…



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Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Mazus surculosus. Manali SMP14 : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors.

Mazus surculosus D.Don
Flowers pale blue or white., tubular 6-12 mm long, in short terminal stalked clusters arising directly from rootstalk, and leaves in a lax rosette, and with a long slender runners. Corolla 2 lipped, the upper lip darker with 2 short triangular lobes, the lower lip much larger, with pale rounded lobes and the throat with 2 orange swellings within; calyx lobes triangular blunt. Runners several, rooting at nodes. Basal leaves broadly ovate, rounded toothed, 2.5-8 cm, sometimes pinnately lobed near the base, narrowed to a short leaf stalk; flowering stems mostly 6-8 cm.

Yes … Very good photograph.



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Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Mazus surculosus from Chakrata- NS 22 :  Attachments (8). 3 posts by 2 authors.
This hairy, decumbent herb was shot from Chakrata, near Budher caves trek..
I hope this should be Mazus surculosus D. Don (Phrymaceae– earlier Scrophulariaceae)
Please rectify/validate..

Yes … Nice photographs.



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Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Mazus surculosus from Ukhimath, and Chakrata in Uttarakhand-GS-24 : Attachments (6). 1 post by 1 author.
Mazus surculosus D. Don, ; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 87 (1825
For differences from M. pumilus see under latter
Photographed from Ukhimath in Uttarakhand


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Mazus surculosus D.Don is a frequent prostrate herb above 1000m in Uttarakhand. It differs from M.pumilus, a more common species in Uttarakhand at lower altitude in having prostrate runners.
Photographed near Mehalchauri Chamoli district, Uttarakhand.
Mazus was previously in Scrophulariaceae but now it is in Phrymaceae.

Very good photographs … Again Majus in the subject line. Should be Mazus.


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Mazus surculosus D. Don. also placed in Phrymaceae
at Auli on 31 JUL 12

Crisp photographs..



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Mazus surculosus ABJUL01/12 :  2 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.

This small plant with a tiny flower was very near home and I made a few photos intending to have a closer look later in the evening. Unfortunately, we had a heavy shower this afternoon and I couldn’t find the flower again. I am hoping it is there still buried perhaps under leaves and such.
Mazus surculosus (flowersofindia webpage gives the common name as Suckering Mazus taking it from mazos which is Greek for a teat)
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
16 July, 2015.

very nice


Found the first Mazus of the season today and thought I’d share with you.
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
23 May 2016. 5 images.


nice to see the basal rosette of leaves
what a lot of chlorophyll for this tiny one flower
i guess that tiny flower need a lot of food and energy to form


Found a white Mazus on my walk today. Is it normal? To me it looks like M. surculosus only but I could be wrong. Please advise. 3 images.


The genus Mazus is no longer in the Scrophulariaceae family but Phymaceae which includes
The Kew Herbarium image:
Photos:
There are two species of Mazus to consider.  In ‘Flora Simlensis’ there is also M.rugosus -which Stewart and ‘The Plant List’ has this as M.japonicus.
Flora Simlensis has M.japonicus as the common species at Shimla – he distinguishes it by the lack of runners and calyx lobed half-way down cf. shortly toothed in M.surculosus.
Your images show runners.  I don’t think that Flora Simlensis calyx characteristic holds true, so M.surculosus does seem the most likely.
I have visited Manali several times.  In the mid-1980s I led botanical tours to Lahoul, with Manali as the base, recording Mazus surculosus in the Deodar forest there but did not consider other species at the time.


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Small Herb for ID, Sikkim NAW-JUL16-01 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Kindly identify this small herb with purple flowers, photographed in South Sikkim in May 2015


Is it some kind of Mazus sp?


Looks like Mazus sp to me


Mazus species so far in efi: Mazus pumilus & Mazus surculosus


I think these match with images of Mazus surculosus


I agree with … We have them here in Dharamshala and I have seen these growing up to 2500m.



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Mazus surculosus D. Don (accepted name) ??? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Location: Gurje Bhanjyang, Kathmandu , Nepal
Altitude: 5800 ft.
Date: 6 June 2015
Nepali Names : खस्रे बुटी Khasre Butee / ताप्रे झार Taapre Jhaar 

I think matches with images at Mazus surculosus D. Don



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via Species‎ > ‎M‎ > Mazus surculosus D. Don … family: Scrophulariaceae ~ Phrymaceae

Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
MAZ-us — Greek for teat; referring to the swollen corolla … Dave’s Botanary
sur-ku-LO-sus — suckering … Dave’s Botanary 
commonly known assuckering mazus • Nepaliखस्रे बुटी khasre buteeताप्रे झार taapre jhaar 
botanical namesMazus surculosus D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 87. 1825. … synonyms: no synonym known … Flora of China 
July 31, 2012 … Auli 


MAZ-us — Greek for teat; referring to the swollen corolla … Dave’s Botanary
sur-ku-LO-sus — suckering … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: suckering mazus • Garhwali: मसत्यार mastyar • Nepali: खस्रे बुटी khasre butee, मालती झार maalati jhaar, ताप्रे झार taapre jhaar

botanical namesMazus surculosus D.Don … synonyms: no known synonyms … POWO

Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
suckering mazus
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari … spoken in: Uttarakhand
मसत्यार mastyar
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: NepalWest BengalAssamSikkim
खस्रे बुटी khasre butee, ताप्रे झार taapre jhaar
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names … efloraofindia
मालती झार maalati jhaar
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Arunachal Pradesh, *Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu & Kashmir, *Manipur, *Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

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Mazus surculosus D. Don : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) – around 500 kb each.
Location : Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal
Elevation : 4400 ft.
Date : 28 June 2018
Habit : Wild


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Manali jun 2009; 26-09-2010: Out skirts of  Hampta Village (Manali region); PLANT 85 SMP JUN 09 Manali – indiantreepix | Google Groups Mazus sp.?? 131110-PKA2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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Mazus surculosus
I did not not find Mazus harmandii as syn of Mazus surculosus in POWO, CoL and GBIF !
Mazus surculosus – Suckering Mazus – Flowers of India


You are right. I had picked up this synonym from

So what we do ? Take it as Syn ?


Mazus harmandii is now an accepted name of a different plant:

OK …!


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Mazus surculosus: 2 high res. images.
Location: Rajouri j and k

Habit: Herb
Date:20-06-2021

Yes it is


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Mazus surculosus from near Nohradhar Himachal Pradesh-GS14012022-6: 5 high res. images.
Mazus surculosus is easily differentiated from related species M pumilus in longer orange stripes on the lower lip. In addition the species can be differentiated as under:

  1. pumilus: Annuals, up to 30 cm tall, stems glabrous or with short hairs; basal leaves usually shed at flowering time; flowers mostly in upper part of inflorescence; calyx lobes ovate, as long as tube, acute; middle lobe of lower lip smaller tha n lateral lobes; lobes of upper lip triangular-ovate; capsule globose
  2. surculosus: Perennials, up to 8 cm tall, stem with long white hairs;  basal leaves forming a rosette present at flowering time; flowers almost from base of raceme, lax;  calyx lobes 1/3 as long as calyx, broadly ovate with obtuse to subacute tip; middle lobe of lower lip longer than lateral lobes; lobes of upper lip suborbicular; capsule ovoid

Photographed from near Nohradhar, Himachal Pradesh on 25-5-2015.


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Mazus surculosus D. Don: 7 very high res. images.

Location: Rara, Nepal
Altitude:  2949m.
Date: 21 August 2021
Habit : Wild


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Mazus surculosus D. Don: 6 high res. images.

Location: Dhorpatan, Baglung, Nepal 
Date: 31May 2023
Elevation: 2900 m.
Habit : Wild

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SK 3788 10 July 2023: 4 high res. images.

Location: Dhorpatan, Baglung, Nepal 
Date: 31May 2023
Elevation: 2900 m.
Habit : Wild
Mazus surculosus D.Don ??

Yes, as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/13/mazus-surculosus/



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