Ophiopogon chingii F. T. Wang & Tang

Stem prostrate, distally ± ascending, sometimes branched, elongate, 2--5 mm thick, proximally with stiff, somewhat woody roots. Leaves scattered, subsessile, abaxially glaucous, sword-shaped, 7--20 cm × 3--8(--20) mm, 5--9-veined, base clasping, margin membranous at base. Scape arising from a distal leaf axil, 8--15 cm. Inflorescence a reduced panicle, 5--10-flowered; bracts white, ovate to lanceolate, scarious, basal one ca. 6 mm. Flowers solitary or in clusters of 2--4; pedicel 6--12 mm, articulate proximally. Tepals white or purplish, oblong to ovate-oblong, ca. 5 × 2 mm. Filaments ca. 1 mm; anthers ca. 2 mm. Style 3--4 mm. Fl. May--Jul. 2 n = 36*.

Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan.

* Dense evergreen broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests, thickets, rocky and moist places; 700--2100 m.

Ophiopogon chingii var. glaucifolius F. T. Wang & L. K. Dai.

Ophiopogon chingii, is a small, ground-cover, evergreen perennial. It grows from short rhizomes, and bears tufts of leaves, from which flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. The foliage is curly and green with neon blue berries in the summer. It is native to Japan.

This small plant can grow to 6 in; it is commonly found in Japanese-style gardens and used for underplanting due to its texture.