Waldsteinia parviflora

Small

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 137. 1898.

Common names: Small-petaled barren strawberry
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Waldsteinia fragarioides var. parviflora (Small) Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 72. Mentioned on page 71.

Herbs, 10–20 cm. Leaves mostly ternately compound, rarely merely deeply lobed; leaflets broadly cuneate-obovate, 3–5 cm, lateral ones asymmetric, margins commonly shallowly and irregularly lobed, surfaces sparsely hirsute. Inflorescences 3–7-flowered. Flowers 8–10 mm diam.; hypanthium obcampanulate, 2–4 mm, strigose; petals elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 2.5–4.5 mm, shorter than to barely exceeding sepals, apex often acute; carpels 3 or 4.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Woods, mountains, and piedmont
Elevation: 100–400 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ga., Ky., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.

Discussion

Waldsteinia parviflora closely resembles W. fragarioides but has generally smaller flowers with petals shorter than to subequal to the sepals. The possibility that W. parviflora originated as a hybrid between W. fragarioides and W. lobata should be investigated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Small-petaled barren strawberry +
Ala. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +  and Va. +
100–400 m +
Woods, mountains, and piedmont +
Flowering Mar–Apr. +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Waldsteinia fragarioides var. parviflora +
Waldsteinia parviflora +
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