Saururus

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Saururaceae

• Scientific Name

  Saururus L.

• Description

  Genus Description - Stamens 6–8; carpels united at the base only, each with a short, outcurved style, stigmatic along the inner side; fr subglobose, indehiscent, strongly rugose; herbs with jointed stems, broad, alternate lvs, and white fls in slender spikes. 2, the other Asian.

• Common Names

  lizard's tail