Saururus chinensis
| Asian lizard's tail | |
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| S. chinensis, foliage and inflorescences | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Saururaceae |
| Genus: | Saururus |
| Species: | S. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saururus chinensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saururopsis chinensis (Baill.) Turcz. | |
Saururus chinensis, commonly known as Asian lizard's tail, is an herb that grows in low, damp places to more than 1 meter high, endemic to China, India, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Its leaves are green, papery, ribbed, densely glandular, and ovate to ovate-lanceolate, and (4-)10-20 × (2-)5-10 cm in size. Each flower spike resembles a lizard's tail.