Lizard tail
Houttuynia cordata Thunb. [Saururaceae]
Dokudami (ドクダミ, 毒溜)
Life form: deciduous perennial forb
Distribution: east Asia, incluidng Japan
Habitat: semi-mesic sites
Medical herb
Saururaceae
Nomenclature follows Ohwi and Kitagawa (1983)
Two genera in Japan: Saururus L., and Houttuynia Thunb.
Saururaceae in Japan
Saururus L.
S. chinensis (Lour.) Ball. (ハンゲショウ): not in Hokkaido
Houttuynia Thunb.
H. cordata Thunb. (ドクダミ)
Houttuynia cordata in Hokkaido
One species in Houttuynia is distributed in Japan.
[Left] this species is clonal. [Center] a shoot. [Right] close-up of flowers. At Toya Lake Experimental Station, Hokkaido Univ., on July 22 2010.
References
- Engler's syllabus (エングラー体系)
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 出現種リスト