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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrophyllum virginianum
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-04-003:
Hydrophyllum virginianum FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Two new species from the southern Appalachians (Alexander, 1941)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hydrophyllum virginicum
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Waterleaf, Eastern Waterfleaf
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyvi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hyvi_007_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_virginianum3
April Moore County NC
Principal cauline leaves pinnately divided, similar to the basal leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_virginianum3b
April Moore County NC
Axillary peduncles longer than the petiole of the subtending leaf, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_virginianum4e
April Moore County NC
Cymes repeatedly branched; the five stamens conspicuous and long-protruding, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_virginianum5e
April Moore County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrophyllum virginianum
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-04-003:
Hydrophyllum virginianum
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Two new species from the southern Appalachians (Alexander, 1941)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hydrophyllum virginicum
714
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: cove forests, moist rocky forests, alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Prinicipal stem leaves pinnately divided (similar to basal leaves)
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to lavender to pale purple
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-parted campanulate calyx
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p228
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p154
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p072
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p210
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