Family: Saururaceae

Saururus cernuus
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Last Modified 02/16/2012

List of Saururaceae Genera

References to Saururaceae

  • Angelo, R.; Boufford, D. E. 2010. Atlas of the flora of New England: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Rhodora 112: 244-326.
  • Baldwin, J. T.; Speese, B. M. 1949. Cytogeography of Saururus cernuus. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 76: 213-216.
  • Bennett, D. J. 2001. Propagation protocol for lizards tail (Saururus cernuus). Native Plants J. 2: 44-45.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1997. Flora of North America, Volume 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford University Press, New York. , 590 pages.
  • Hall, T. F. 1940. The biology of Saururus cernuus L. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 253-260.
  • Holm, T. 1926. Saururus cernuus L. A morphological study. Amer. J. Sci. 12: 162-168.
  • Johnson, D. S. 1900. On the development of Saururus cernuus L. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 365-372.
  • Liang, H. X. 1995. On the evolution and distribution in Saururaceae. Acta Bot. Yunnanica 17: 255-67. (In Chinese; English summary)
  • McIninch, S. M.; Garbisch, E. W. 1995. The establishment of Saururus cernus from large and small rhizomes as a function of water depth. Wetland Journal 7: 17-21.
  • Meng, S. W. et.al. 2003. Phylogeny of Saururaceae based on morphology and five regions from three plant genomes. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 592-602.
  • Meng, S.; Liang, H. 1997. Comparative embryology on Saururaceae. Acta Bot. Yunnanica 19: 67-74. (In Chinese; English summary)
  • Raju, M. V. S. 1961. Morphology and anatomy of the Saururaceae. I. Floral anatomy and embryology. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 48: 107-124.
  • Thien, L. B. et al. et.al. 1994. Population structure and reproductive biology of Saururus cernuus L. (Saururaceae). Plant Species Biol. 9: 47-55.
  • Thorne, R. F. 1974. A phylogenetic classification of the Annoniflorae. Aliso 8: 147-209.
  • Tucker, S. C. 1975. Floral development in Saururus cernuus (Saururaceae). I. Floral initiation and stamen development. Amer. J. Bot. 62: 993-1007.
  • Tucker, S. C. 1976. Floral development in Saururus cernuus (Saururaceae). 2. Carpel initiation and floral vasculature. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 289-301.
  • Tucker, S. C. 1979. Ontogeny of the inflorescence of Saururus cernuus (Saururaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 66: 227-236.
  • Wood, C. E. 1971. The Saururaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 52: 479-485.