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{{Treatment/ID
|accepted_name=Mazus pumilus
|accepted_authority=(Burman f.) Steenis
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Nova Guinea, n. s.
|place=9: 31. 1958
|year=1958
}}
|common_names=Japanese mazus
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Lobelia pumila
|authority=Burman f.
|rank=species
|publication_title=Fl. Indica,
|publication_place=186, plate 60, fig. 3. 1768
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Lindernia japonica
|authority=Thunberg
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Mazus japonicus
|authority=(Thunberg) Kuntze
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=M. rugosus
|authority=Loureiro
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Mazaceae;Mazus;Mazus pumilus
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Mazaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Mazus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Mazus pumilus]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=page 362
|treatment_page=page 364
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Annuals,</b> 2–20 cm; stolons absent. <b>Stems</b> erect, ascending, or prostrate, sometimes branched near base, hairy. <b>Leaves</b>: basal leaves: petiole 2–13 mm; blade ovate to oblanceolate, 5–30 × 2–15 mm, faces glabrous; cauline leaves: petiole 0–8 mm, ciliate or glabrous; blade obovate to spatulate, 8–30 × 3–20 mm, base long-cuneate, usually ciliate near base, faces glabrous or abaxially hairy along veins, adaxially hairy proximally. <b>Racemes</b> scapose or terminating erect stems, 0.5–12 cm. <b>Pedicels</b> 2–10 mm, hairy or glabrous; bracteoles narrowly triangular, 1–1.5 mm, glabrous. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx 5–7 mm, sparsely hairy, tube 2–3 mm, lobes 3–4 mm; corolla 7–9 mm, tube 4–5 mm, abaxial lobes 3–4 mm, adaxial 2–3 mm. <b>Capsules</b> 2–3 × 1.8–2.2 mm. <b>Seeds</b> 0.4–0.6 × 0.3–0.4 mm. <b>2n</b> = 40 (Asia).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–fall.
|habitat=Lawns, roadsides, stream banks, lakeshores, shady, moist areas.
|elevation=0–700 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;La.;Mass.;Miss.;Mo.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;e Asia;introduced also in Central America;South America;Europe;Africa;Australia.
|discussion=<p>The description and illustration of the type by Burman do not seem to match this species. Steenis examined specimens used by Burman and determined that they are indeed referable to <i>Mazus pumilus</i>; his combination has priority over M. japonicus.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Mazus pumilus
|authority=(Burman f.) Steenis
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Lindernia japonica;Mazus japonicus;M. rugosus
|basionyms=Lobelia pumila
|family=Mazaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–fall.
|habitat=Lawns, roadsides, stream banks, lakeshores, shady, moist areas.
|elevation=0–700 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;La.;Mass.;Miss.;Mo.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;e Asia;introduced also in Central America;South America;Europe;Africa;Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Nova Guinea, n. s.
|publication year=1958
|special status=Weedy;Introduced;Illustrated
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|genus=Mazus
|species=Mazus pumilus
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