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Apache-beads

Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.
Apache-beads
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Anemopsis californica, known as Apache-beads or yerba mansa, is a species in the Saururaceae family. It is native to parts of the United States and Mexico.

Description

Anemopsis californica, also referred to as yerba mansa or lizard tail, is the sole species in the monotypic genus Anemopsis. It belongs to the Saururaceae family and is distributed across Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Utah. The species was first described in 1840.

Other common names

Apache-beadsyerba mansa

Distribution

Arizona · California · Colorado · Kansas · Mexico Central · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southwest · Nevada · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Oregon · Texas · Utah

Synonyms

Anemia californicaAnemopsis bolanderiAnemopsis californica var. subglabraAnemopsis ludovici-salvatorisHouttuynia bolanderiHouttuynia californicaAponogeton involucratusAnemopsis californica var. typica

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