View source for Saururus ← Saururus You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Saururus |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 341. 175 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 159. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Lizard's-tail |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Saururaceae;Saururus |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Saururaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Saururus]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek sauros, lizard, and oura, tail |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="stem architecture;stem architecture;node quantity"><b>Stems </b>simple or branched, nodes more than 2.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="leaf position"><b>Leaves </b>cauline.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf position or structure subtype;raceme architecture or arrangement;raceme shape;bract architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>opposite leaves and/or terminal, racemes, lax, spikelike, not subtended by petaloid bracts.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="flower quantity;flower fusion"><b>Flowers </b>175-350, not coalescent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="stamen atypical quantity;stamen atypical quantity;stamen quantity;stamen position;stamen position">stamens (3-) 6 (-8), hypogynous or epigynous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="">pistil 1, (3-) 4-5 (-7) -carpellate, connate only at base;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="pistil quantity;pistil architecture;pistil fusion;pistil placentation">placentation marginal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="ovule quantity">ovules 2 per placenta (only 1 developing into seed).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties=""><b>Fruits </b>schizocarps;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="mericarp condition or texture;mericarp dehiscence">mericarps dry, indehiscent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties=""><b>Seed </b>1 per mericarp.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="seed quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 11.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=e North America;e Asia |discussion=<p>Species 2 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Saururus |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Saururaceae |distribution=e North America;e Asia |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V3/V3_780.xml |genus=Saururus |bract architecture=petaloid |flower fusion=not coalescent |flower quantity=175;350 |leaf arrangement=opposite |leaf position=cauline |leaf position or structure subtype=terminal |mericarp condition or texture=dry |mericarp dehiscence=indehiscent |ovule quantity=2 |pistil architecture=(3-)4-5(-7)-carpellate |pistil fusion=connate |pistil placentation=marginal |pistil quantity=1 |raceme architecture or arrangement=lax |raceme shape=spikelike |seed quantity=1 |stamen atypical quantity=6;8 |stamen position=epigynous;hypogynous |stamen quantity=6 |stem architecture=branched;simple |x chromosome quantity=11 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Saururaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Saururaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Saururus.