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Saururus cernuus L.
Lizard’s tail

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Saururaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central North America west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Saururus cernuus available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Saururus cernuus has been found in the following 28 conservation areas :
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Fern Forest Nature Center	Present	Native
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Highland Oaks Park	Present	Native
Holey Land Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
LaBelle Nature Park	Present	Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Nicodemus Slough	Present	Native
Peck Lake Park	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Assumed to be Present	Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Tall Cypress Natural Area	Present	Native
Tree Tops Park	Present	Native
Warbler Wetland Natural Area	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Saururus cernuus has been found in the following 9 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Glades County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native