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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sophronanthe hispida   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola hispida   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sophronanthe hispida

 

COMMON NAME:
Pineland Hedge-hyssop


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image of Sophronanthe hispida, Pineland Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmghispida_ths1

June        

Leaves 0.8-1.5cm long, linear-subulate, firm, strongly revolute, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).

image of Sophronanthe hispida, Pineland Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmghispida_ths1b

June        

Corolla 2-3× as long as the calyx, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Sophronanthe hispida, Pineland Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmghispida_ths3

June        

Corolla white, salverform, tube 10-13mm long, pubescent within, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sophronanthe hispida   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola hispida   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sophronanthe hispida

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2484

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry-mesic pine savannas, scrubby pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub, grasslands, dunes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish
Bisexual
5 sepals
2-lipped 5-lobed salverform corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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