Global InformationLiriope spicata information
| Creeping lilyturf | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Liriope |
| Species: | L. spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Liriope spicata (Thunb.) Lour.
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Liriope spicata is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plant from East Asia. Common names include creeping lilyturf,[1] creeping liriope, lilyturf, and monkey grass. This perennial has grass-like evergreen foliage and is commonly used in landscaping in temperate climates as groundcover. Creeping lilyturf has white to lavender flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall. It is one of the most popular groundcovers in the southeastern United States and areas with a similar climate.
- ^ Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 523. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 20 March 2019 – via Korea Forest Service.