Saururus cernuus

Saururus cernuus

taxobox
name = Lizard's tail


regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Piperales
familia = Saururaceae
genus = "Saururus"
species = "S. cernuus"
binomial = "Saururus cernuus"
binomial_authority = |

"Saururus cernuus" (Lizard's tail, Water-dragon) 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.cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5420&flora_id=1 | title = Saururus cernuus | work = Flora of North America ]

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* [http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Lizards_tail/lizatail.htm "Saururus cernuus"]


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  • Saururus cernuus — Lizard s tail Liz ard s tail . (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Saururus} ({Saururus cernuus}), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard s tail; whence the name.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saururus cernuus — ID 75432 Symbol Key SACE Common Name lizard s tail Family Saururaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Saururus cernuus — noun North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers • Syn: ↑lizard s tail, ↑swamp lily, ↑water dragon • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saururus cernuus L. — Symbol SACE Common Name lizard s tail Botanical Family Saururaceae …   Scientific plant list

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  • Saururus — noun type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard s tails • Syn: ↑genus Saururus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Saururaceae, ↑family Saururaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saurūrus — (S. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Saurureae. 7. Kl. 4. Ordn. L.; Art: S. cernuus, an feuchten Stellen in Virginien, riecht u. schmeckt gewürzhaft, erweichendes Mittel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • genus Saururus — noun type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard s tails • Syn: ↑Saururus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Saururaceae, ↑family Saururaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • lizard's-tail — noun North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers • Syn: ↑swamp lily, ↑water dragon, ↑Saururus cernuus • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant …   Useful english dictionary

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