Saururaceae

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Read about Saururaceae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saururaceae (from the genus Saururus, meaning lizard's tail, in allusion to the long slender spike). Lizard's-Tail, Family. Fig. 14. Herbs: leaves alternate, large and broad: flowers bisexual, regular, in a long, dense spike; perianth 0; stamens 6 or fewer, hypogynous or united with the pistil; carpels 3-4, separate, or united in to a 3-4-celled ovary; ovules 2 to several, parietal; stigmas as many as the carpels: fruit of follicles, or a lobed berry. Three genera and about 4 species are found in temperate or subtropical Asia and North America. The family is related to the Piperaceae, with which it is frequently united. From that family it differs in having several carpels in each flower and several parietal ovules for each carpel. Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail), a native herb, is in the trade as a garden plant for wet soil.^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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