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Read more about American Chaffseed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Schwalbea americana
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schwalbea americana
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-27-001:
Schwalbea americana
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Schwalbea australis
COMMON NAME:
American Chaffseed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_scam_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060423_132b
April SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaf size decreases from the base of the stem upwards, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm0505s_30
May Williamsburg County SC
Tubular 1" flowers are born along the upper 1/2-1/3 of the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm0505s_31
May Williamsburg County SC
Calyx tubular, 2-lipped, lips unequal, subtended by 2 linear bractlets, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsamericana_halfway
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaves lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, entire, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsamericana_steedfrt
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
The narrow fruit is enclosed in a saclike structure, hence the common name, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.