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Wetland and Aquatic Plants
of
Oklahoma
Interactive Keys: Emergent
White Flowers
8.
Flowers in dense, drooping spikes
Lizard's
Tail (Saururaceae)
Lizard's
tail (Saururus
cernuus L.)
Native
perrenial.
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Note: Used by the Choctaw and Cherokee to treat
wounds. The Seminole would use lizard's
tail to treat fever, wounds, and other medical conditions.
Often used as an ornamental in aquatic
gardens. Can be propagated from root
stock and needs some shade.
NWI status:
OBL
Last update: 2/18/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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