familyPlantaginaceae
genusMecardonia
speciesMecardonia acuminata
varietyMecardonia acuminata var. microphylla

Mecardonia acuminata var. microphylla

(Rafinesque) Pennell

Torreya 22: 79. 1922.

Adjoa Richardson Ahedor
Endemic
Basionym: Ambulia rigida var. microphylla Rafinesque Autik. Bot., 43. 1840
Synonyms: Mecardonia acuminata subsp. microphylla (Rafinesque) Rossow
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 274. Mentioned on page 273.

Stems branched from middle, rarely diffuse. Leaf blades 20–30 mm. Fruiting pedicels divaricate, 10–18 mm, 1/2–1 times bracts.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Pinelands, swamps, low wet woods, sloughs, wet meadows, bottomland fields and wet open areas.
Elevation: 0–400 m.

Distribution

Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Adjoa Richardson Ahedor +
Authority
(Rafinesque) Pennell +
Basionyms
Ambulia rigida var. microphylla +
Distribution
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
Elevation
0–400 m. +
Habitat
Pinelands, swamps, low wet woods, sloughs, wet meadows, bottomland fields and wet open areas. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
Publication title
Torreya +
Publication year
1922 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V17/V17 661.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Synonyms
Mecardonia acuminata subsp. microphylla +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Mecardonia acuminata var. microphylla +
Taxon parent
Mecardonia acuminata +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 17 +