Saururus cernuus

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

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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. 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.

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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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