Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Saururus cernuus

lizard's-tail
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

lizard's-tail

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Saururus cernuus

Familia:

Saururaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

2-3 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms in spring-summer. Forms colonies.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

This is a wetland plant. It can form dense patches making good groundcover in wet areas.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, nursery grown plants, division.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Nectar plant for hairstreaks and other insects esp. bees and flies, but apparently mostly wind pollinated.   Reported to be liked by dragonflies for perching.

Eaten by wood ducks and other foraging birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Shallow water of streams, swamps, wet forests, ditches.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Both the common and scientific genus names refer to the lizard-like shape of the drooping flower head.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Hammer, Roger. 2015.  Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies in tropical Florida.  University Presses of Florida.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Treasure Coast Natives. https://treasurecoastnatives.wordpress.com/category/lizards-tail/ -- insects, pollination



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu /).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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