Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trepocarpus aethusae
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
White-nymph has recently been discovered in NC. Read about the plant at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trepocarpus aethusae
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trepocarpus aethusae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-11-001:
Trepocarpus aethusae FAMILY Apiaceae
COMMON NAME:
White-nymph
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_aethusae_2
June
Compound umbel with 3-6 ascending rays ~ 1cm long; 4-10 flowers per umbellet, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_aethusae_2b
June
Inferior ovary. Pedicels of fertile flowers ~ 1mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trepocarpus_aethusae
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trepocarpus_aethusae2
June
Leaves 6-10cm long, ultimate segments linear, mucronulate, 1mm or less wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trepocarpus aethusae
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trepocarpus aethusae
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trepocarpus aethusae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-11-001:
Trepocarpus aethusae
FAMILY
Apiaceae
3863
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Rich moist forests, calcareous glades, sometimes weedy in disturbed soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Complexly compound, with 2+ levels of pinnate and/or ternate compoundness
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 petals?
Inferior ovary
Bisexual & staminate
Inflorescence a compound umbel
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".