Saururus cernuus L. APNI* Description: Erect aromatic herbs to 140 cm high; rhizomes long, to 20 mm diam. Stems several per node, warty near base.
Leaves ovate, 2–17 cm long, 1–10 cm wide; apex acuminate. base cordate; petiole to 1–10 cm long.
Inflorescence usually drooping, 5–35 cm long; rachis white; bracts white or green, 1.5–3.0 mm long (distinct portion), fused to pedicel.
Schizocarps brown, 1.5–3 mm long, rugose. Seeds brown, smooth.
Distribution and occurrence: Known from a single population in NSW, growing in forested wetland in Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park, Port Macquarie, collected in 2022. Native to North America.
NSW subdivisions:
Other Australian states: *N.S.W. *Vic.
Text by S.F.McCune (2022)
Taxon concept: Fl. Victoria online (2016)
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