Family · Magnoliids & basal
Saururaceae
Lizard's tails
Aromatic wetland herbs with slender spikes of petal-less flowers; Houttuynia is used as a herb and groundcover.
- Accepted species
- 6accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈44 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Saururus (lizard's tail)
- Houttuynia
Genera
Gymnotheca2 spp.
Saururus2 spp.
Anemopsis1 spp.
Houttuynia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate4
- Asia-Tropical3
- Northern America2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Saururaceae sits in the order Piperales.