Saururaceae FAMILY

Saururus chinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Saururus chinensis is a herbaceous perennial plant, spreading slowly by means of short, thick rhizomes to form a clump; the strong, erect stems can be 100cm or more tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern and southernChina, Vietnam, central and southern Japan, Korea, Philippines.

HabitatLow damp places by water[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Wet places, ditches, meadows, riverbanks, streamsides, forests, thickets, roadsides and field margins; at elevations from near sea level to 1,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].