Saururaceae

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Saururaceae

  • Inflorescence a dense, cylindrical head, 1-3 cm long, subtended by 4-6 white petal-like bracts. Mostly terrestrial plants === Houttuynia
  • Inflorescence a lax, spike-like raceme, 5-35 cm long, usually nodding, without petal-like bracts at base. Aquatic plants === Saururus

Literature

Brach A.R. & Xia Nian-he (2005) Saururaceae. In: Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 11: 1–12. [available online at: http://speciesplantarum.net/sites/default/files/floras/s/saururaceae.pdf]

Taxonomic name: 
Saururaceae (Species List)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith