Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Saururus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 050-01-001:
Saururus cernuus
FAMILY
Saururaceae
COMMON NAME:
Lizard's Tail, Water-dragon
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Keith Bradley kab_s_cernuus_73563
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Leaves are broad, pale green, heart-shaped, and entire, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
Keith Bradley kab_s_cernuus_73566
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Similar to Fairywand's inflorescence, but not to its leaves or habitat, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
Fairywand and Lizard's Tail
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.