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Mazus japonicus is predominantly self-pollinated,M. miquelii mostly cross-pollinated, with a low degree of self-incompatibility. Correlated differences effect structure, development and seismonasty of the stigma, spatial relationships of stigma and anthers, and pollinator visits.M. japonicus produces numerous and light,M. miquelii fewer and heavier seeds. Growth experiments under different temperature regimes demonstrate thatM. japonicus dies after flowering and fruiting, and behaves as an annual, whileM. miquelii has additional asexual propagation and is clearly perennial.M. japonicus grows in somewhat drier and more disturbed habitats thanM. miquelii.
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Kimata, M. Comparative studies on the reproductive systems ofMazus japonicus andM. miquelii (Scrophulariaceae). Pl Syst Evol 129, 243–253 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982750
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