Anemopsis

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Read about Anemopsis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Anemopsis (Greek, from the resemblance of its fl.-cluster to the flower of an anemone). Saururàceae. Yerba Mansa. Aquatic herb, yielding medicinal products. A monotypic genus closely allied to Houttuynia of E. Asia. Stoloniferous aquatic plant with pungent aromatic rootstocks: Lvs. mostly radical, minutely punctate: infl. a conical spike or spadix subtended by an involucre of petal-like bracts, resembling the fl. of an anemone; fls. small without calyx or corolla, each subtended by a bractlet; stamens 6-8, with short filaments adnate to the ovary at the base; ovary sunk in the rachis of the spike, 1-celled, composed of 3 or 4 carpels, with-as many spreading stigmas and parietal 4-10-ovuled placentse; caps, dehiscent at the top; seeds rounded, punctulate. Calif. and Mex. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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