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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schwalbea americana   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Schwalbea americana var. americana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Schwalbea americana var. australis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Schwalbea americana

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, 1938)

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

        

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 (Nelson, 2006).

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 (Nelson, 2006).

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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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 (Nelson, 2006).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schwalbea americana   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schwalbea americana   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schwalbea americana var. americana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schwalbea americana var. australis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Schwalbea americana

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, 1938)
Schwalbea australis