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'''''Saururus cernuus''''' ('''Lizard's tail''', '''Water-dragon''', '''Swamp Root''') is a [[medicinal plant|medicinal]] and [[ornamental plant]] native to eastern [[North America]].  It grows in wet areas or shallow water, and can be up to about a meter tall.<ref name="fna" /> The native range covers much of the eastern United States, as far west as eastern [[Texas]] and [[Kansas]], south to [[Florida]], and north to [[Michigan]] and [[New York state]], slightly into [[Ontario]].<ref name="fna">http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5420&flora_id=1</ref>
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Saururus cernuus, Linn. Lizard's Tail. Height 2-5 ft.: lvs. cordate, acuminate: fls. white, fragrant, in a spike which is nodding at the end; bract lanceolate; filaments long and capillary. In swamps and shallow water, Conn. to Ont., Minn., Mo., and southward. June-Aug.
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Saururus cernuus, Linn. Lizard's Tail. Fig. 3554. Height 2-5 ft.: lvs. cordate, acuminate: fls. white, fragrant, in a spike which is nodding at the end; bract lanceolate; filaments long and capillary. In swamps and shallow water, Conn. to Ont., Minn., Mo., and southward. June-Aug. B.B. 1:482.
 
 
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Revision as of 18:13, 19 May 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Width: ⇔ 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 5 to 10
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

Saururaceae >

Saururus >

cernuus >


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Saururus cernuus (Lizard's tail, Water-dragon, Swamp Root) is a medicinal and ornamental plant native to eastern North America. It grows in wet areas or shallow water, and can be up to about a meter tall.[1] The native range covers much of the eastern United States, as far west as eastern Texas and Kansas, south to Florida, and north to Michigan and New York state, slightly into Ontario.[1]


Read about Saururus cernuus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Saururus cernuus, Linn. Lizard's Tail. Height 2-5 ft.: lvs. cordate, acuminate: fls. white, fragrant, in a spike which is nodding at the end; bract lanceolate; filaments long and capillary. In swamps and shallow water, Conn. to Ont., Minn., Mo., and southward. June-Aug. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5420&flora_id=1

External links


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