Mondo grass

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Mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus), also known as monkey grass, is an evergreen, sod-forming perennial plant. The leaves are linear, 20-40 cm long. The flowers are white to pale lilac, borne in a short raceme on a 5-10 cm stem. The fruit is a blue berry 5 mm diameter.

It is usually placed in family Ruscaceae, although it has been placed in other families in the past. The name of the genus is derived from Greek ophis, "snake", and pogon, "beard", most probably referring to its leaves. The epithet refers to Japan. It is called ryu-no-hige ("dragon's beard") or ja-no-hige ("snake's beard") in Japanese.