Saururaceae Richard ex T. Lestiboudois. Common name: Lizard's-tail Family.
A family of 4 genera and 6 species, perennial herbs, of temperate e. and se. Asia (Saururus, Gymnotheca, Houttuynia), w. North America (Anemopsis), and e. North America (Saururus). One other member of the family occurs in North America: Anemopsis californica Hooker & Arnott, primarily of the sw. United States.
References: Buddell & Thieret (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Meng et al. (2003); Wood (1971); Wu & Kubitzki (1993b) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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