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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 (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]
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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. CH
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Cultivation
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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