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Saururus Linnaeus. Common name: Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon.
A genus of 2 species, perennial herbs, our species in temperate e. North America, the other in e. Asia.
References: Buddell & Thieret (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Wu & Kubitzki (1993a) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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