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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sophronanthe hispida
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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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).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmghispida_ths1b
June
Corolla 2-3× as long as the calyx, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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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
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981) p638
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p333