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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tiedemannia filiformis ssp. filiformis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Tiedemannia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxypolis filiformis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-34-003:
Oxypolis filiformis FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oxypolis filiformis
COMMON NAME:
Water Dropwort, Water Cowbane
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_oxfi_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmo_filiformis
August
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmofiliformi_echawswale
August Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Each flat-topped flower cluster contains 10-20 smaller clusters, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Keith Bradley kab_t_filiformis_77178
September Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_t_filiformis_77198
September Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tiedemannia filiformis ssp. filiformis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxypolis filiformis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-34-003:
Oxypolis filiformis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oxypolis filiformis
2688
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet savannas, sandhill seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple - reduced to expanded petioles
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 petals
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p245
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p115
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p035
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p182
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