Aquatic
...Wet
...Moist
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Saururus cernuus
FAMILY
Saururaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saururus cernuus
FAMILY
Saururaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 050-01-001:
Saururus cernuus
FAMILY
Saururaceae
COMMON NAME:
Lizard's Tail, Water-dragon
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sace_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sace_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm070528_089
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Leaves are broad, pale green, heart-shaped, and entire, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm0506k_09
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Similar to Fairywand's inflorescence, but not to its leaves or habitat, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
Fairywand and Lizard's Tail
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JK Marlow jkm0506k_15
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_saururus_cernuus_6
June
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JK Marlow jkm070703_099
July Raleigh County WV
Sandstone Falls
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JK Marlow jkm070703_106
July Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside
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JK Marlow jkm070703_117
July Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Perennial wetland herb that forms large colonies from underground rhizomes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Steve Marlow snm070703d101_057
July Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside