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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Shade Mudflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-10-001:
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Globifera umbrosa
COMMON NAME:
Shade Mudflower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-10-001:
Micranthemum umbrosum
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Globifera umbrosa
4236
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Shallow pools, stagnant streams, wet depressions in swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed corolla
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Capsule
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