Difference between revisions of "Narthecium americanum"
Bot. Mag. 37: plate 1505. 1812.
Common names: Yellow asphodel
Synonyms: Abama americana (Ker Gawler) Morong Abama montana Small Narthecium ossifragum var. americanum (Ker Gawler) A. Gray
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Revision as of 20:32, 24 September 2019
Stems 2.5–4.5 dm. Leaf blade 1–2 dm × 0.7–2.5 mm. Racemes compact, 3–6 cm. Tepals 4–7 × 0.5–1.5 mm; stamens 2–3.5 mm; anthers yellow; pedicel 4–5 mm. Capsules 10–14 mm including beaks. Seeds 1–1.5 mm, 7–8 mm including bristle-tails.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Boggy pine-barrens, pocosins, and wet savannas
Elevation: 0–50 m
Distribution
Del., Md., N.J., N.C., S.C.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Narthecium americanum is listed as rare or endangered in North Carolina (J. L. Amoroso 1997), South Carolina (D. A. Rayner et al. 1979), and New Jersey (D. B. Snyder and V. E. Vivian 1981), and it has been extirpated from Delaware (A. O. Tucker et al. 1979).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.