Saururaceae

Yerba mansa

Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.

Family: Saururaceae
Genus: Anemopsis

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Yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Catalan: Anemopsis
Chinese: 曄洏芭蔓薩, 杨蕺菜, 蜥蜴尾巴
Croatian: Anemopsis
Dutch: Anemopsis
English: Yerba mansa
French: Anemopsis
Italian: Anemopsis
Portuguese: Anemopsis
Spanish: Anemopsis, Hemianemia intermedia, Hierba del manso, Hierba mansa, Yerba mansa
Swedish: Sippsvans

Synonyms

Anemia californica Nutt.
Anemopsis bolanderi C.DC.
Anemopsis californica var. subglabra Kelso
Anemopsis californica var. typica Kelso
Anemopsis ludovici-salvatoris Willk.
Aponogeton involucratus Sessé & Moc.
Houttuynia bolanderi (C.DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Houttuynia californica (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Watson

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 897 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steven Chun, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: klicklo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.