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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dyschoriste humistrata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dyschoriste humistrata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dyschoriste humistrata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-02-002:
Dyschoriste humistrata FAMILY Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dyschoriste humistrata
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Twinflower, Swamp Dyschoriste
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_d_humistrata_sharp
July
Corolla shorter than that of D. oblongifolia (< 12mm, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dyschoriste humistrata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dyschoriste humistrata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dyschoriste humistrata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-02-002:
Dyschoriste humistrata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dyschoriste humistrata
3676
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, especially on soils over limestone, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed (somewhat 2-lipped) funnelform corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p359
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p096
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p020
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