Characteristics
Saururus cernuus L.
lizard’s tail
Shallow water at edges of slow moving streams, edges of lakes, wet areas in bottomland and riparian forests, swamps, and swamp openings. Sometimes forming large dense populations.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
Mitchell and Beal 1979, Buddell and Thieret 1997
Classification
Citation
Saururus cernuus L.
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Species Distribution Map
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