Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

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Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Saururaceae
Saururus cernuus

SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database: Saururaceae
Saururus cernuus

SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Saururaceae
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Saururus cernuus

Common Name:
Lizard's Tail, Water-dragon

Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in swamps, overwash pools in stream floodplains, ditches, usually where water ponds seasonally or periodically, per Weakley's Flora



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Aquatic ...Wet ...Moist

Leaves:
Simple
Alternate

Flower:
Spring/Summer
White (filaments)
Sepals absent
Petals absent

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p290
All About SC Wildflowers p250
Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p159
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p168
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p402
Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p050
Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p058
Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p124
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p030
Wildflowers of Tennessee p026




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JK Marlow      jkm070528_089


May
Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

image of Saururus cernuus, image of Saururus cernuus
JK Marlow      jkm0506k_09


June
Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0506k_15


June
Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

 

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JK Marlow      jkm070703_094


July
Raleigh County WV
Sandstone Falls

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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JK Marlow      jkm070703_099


July
Raleigh County WV
Sandstone Falls

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

image of Saururus cernuus, image of Saururus cernuus
JK Marlow      jkm070703_106


July
Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

image of Saururus cernuus, image of Saururus cernuus
JK Marlow      jkm070703_117


July
Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

image of Saururus cernuus, image of Saururus cernuus
Steve Marlow      snm070703d101_057


July
Raleigh County WV
Creekside/Riverside

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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