Saururaceae
Saururus chinensis
- Family
- Saururaceae
- Genus
- Saururus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- صروة صينية
- Chinese
- 三白草, 三白草根, 塘边藕, 接骨草
- German
- Asiatischer Molchschwanz
- Japanese
- ハンゲショウ, カタシログサ, 三白草
- Korean
- 삼백초
- lzh
- 三白草
- Swedish
- Kinesisk ödlesvans
Synonyms
- Saururopsis chinensis (Lour.) Turcz.
- Saururopsis cumingii C.DC.
- Saururus cernuus Thunb.
- Saururus cumingii C.DC.
- Saururus loureiroi Decne.
- Spathium chinense Lour.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Takashi KOIKE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: chibirenata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yuichiro Katsuro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.