Saururus

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Saururus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saururus (Greek, lizard's tail, referring to the curve of the spike of fls.). Saururaceae. Lizard's Tail. Perennial marsh herbs, suitable for the bog-garden. Erect: lvs. heart-shaped, converging-ribbed, petioled, without distinct stipules: fls. crowded in a slender-naked-peduncled terminal spike or raceme; perianth none; stamens mostly 6 or 7, hypogynous: fr. somewhat fleshy, wrinkled, of 3-4 carpels united at base and indehiscent; seed usually solitary.—Two species, one in N. Amer., the other in Asia. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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