Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
Chameleon plant, chameleon
[An article has not been written yet.]
7/6/2013 · Mike and Ellen’s, Shohola, Pennsylvania · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
7/6/2013 · Mike and Ellen’s, Shohola, Pennsylvania · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
7/6/2013 · Mike and Ellen’s, Shohola, Pennsylvania · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) 
7/6/2013 · Mike and Ellen’s, Shohola, Pennsylvania · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Piperales | Plants lacking petals and having simple leaves and minute flowers in spikes, with the perianth simple or lacking |
| Family | Saururaceae | Sometimes called the “lizard’s tail family,” for the flower shape |
| Genus | Houttuynia | For 18th centry Dutch naturalist Martin Houttuyn |
| Species | cordata | Heart-shaped |
Houttuynia cordata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.