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Saururus

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Saururus is a genus of plants in the family Saururaceae containing two species. Saururus cernuus is native to North America, and Saururus chinensis is native to Asia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderPiperales
  5. FamilySaururaceae
Observations recorded26,550

General: in Mexico. Saururus L. (1 sp., S. cernuus L.)  Canada to Texas Inflorescence: , these connate only at the base (Saururus) or united into a 1-locular Appearance: , the carpels being connate only at the base; fruit fleshy —. Saururus Fruit: carpels, each carpel 1-seeded (Saururus) or several-seeded

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
234
With media
202
Family
Saururaceae
Collections
US, CHRB, GMUF, UF, OSW, BRY
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia / Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, China

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Saururaceae
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Commons category
Saururus
taxon name
Saururus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Saururus
taxon common name
三白草属
taxonomic type
Saururus cernuus
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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Fossil record
  • References

Saururus is a genus of plants in the family Saururaceae containing two species. Saururus cernuus is native to North America, and Saururus chinensis is native to Asia.

==Fossil record== Fossil seeds of Saururus bilobatus have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark. Flowers, leaves, and pollen from †Saururus tuckerae are known from the older Ypresian age Eocene Okanagan Highlands Princeton Chert site.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saururus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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