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Family: Saururaceae (Lizard's-tail family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - September
Lizard's Tail is readily identified by its heart-shaped leaves and by its drooping white-green flowering heads, said to resemble some fanciful lizard's tail. It is a perennial, usually found in swamps and other wet areas, especially those that are seasonally flooded. Its flowers are white, with 3–4 mm filaments much longer than their tiny pistils.
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23 June 2019
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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4 July 2016
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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24 June 2019
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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24 June 2019
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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24 June 2019
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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26 June 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (note how long filaments are relative to pistils) 
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23 June 2019
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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23 June 2019
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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