3606

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous flatwoods and limestone or dolomite glades, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite, appearing alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Bluish, pale blue-violet to purple, or pale yellow (pale green toward tips)
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx narrowly urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Aggregate of achenes

 

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