PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PEAT. 
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SAURURACEAE. Lizard’s-tail Family. 
Saururus cernuus L. 
Rather common in swamps and ponds where the water-level varies from 
about a foot above the surface to an inch or so below. Oftener in muddy or 
calcareous than in sour swamps. Sometimes in open marshes, but oftener in the 
shade of trees, and therefore not usually on good peat. Extends southward to 
DeSoto County at least. 
Widely but irregularly distributed in the Eastern United States. 
