Biology:Saururus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the family Saururaceae

Saururus
Saururus cernuus - Lizard Tail.jpg
S. cernuus in Virginia, USA
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Saururaceae
Genus: Saururus
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Type species
Saururus cernuus
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Species[1]

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

Several fossil seeds of †Saururus bilobatus have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark .[2]

References

  1. "Saururus". 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Saururaceae/Saururus/. 
  2. Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark) by Else Marie Friis, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 24:3, 1985

Wikidata ☰ Q159789 entry