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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
As the varietal name implies, this is indeed a robust form of the typical S. gramineum. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Stenanthium gramineum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-25-001?:
Stenanthium gramineum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenanthium robustum
COMMON NAME:
Bog Featherbells
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_stro5_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_robustum_2208166d0016
August Allegheny County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Will Stuart wil_robustum_2208166d0023
August Allegheny County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Found mostly in wet meadows and bogs - moist sunny ground, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Will Stuart wil_robustum_2208167d0005
August Allegheny County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stem 7-15mm diameter; tepals 5-10mm long [thus, stem stouter/tepals longer than var. gramineum], per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Will Stuart wil_robustum_2208167d0035
August Allegheny County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Panicle plume-like, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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Will Stuart wil_robustum_2208167d0057
August Allegheny County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Stenanthium gramineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-25-001?:
Stenanthium gramineum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenanthium robustum
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Forb
Perennial
Polygamous
Habitat: bogs and wet meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
6 persistent tepals
6 stamens
Ovary superior to partly inferior
Bisexual & staminate
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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