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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Flowering Pyxie-moss at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
In the Sandhills, where its range overlaps P. brevifolia, P. barbulata is limited to seepage areas or pocosin ecotones, while P. brevifolia occurs in xeric situations far upslope. To learn more, download Weakley's Flora (2022).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyxidanthera barbulata
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pyxidanthera barbulata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-02-001a:
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata FAMILY Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pyxidanthera barbulata
COMMON NAME:
Flowering Pyxie-moss, Big Pyxie, Savanna Pyxiemoss
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pyba_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_p_barbulata_667
February Chesterfield County SC
Sand Hills State Forest
If not etiolated under leaf litter, leaves lanceolate, herbaceous in texture, avg > 1.0mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Will Stuart wil_p_barbulata_672
February Chesterfield County SC
Sand Hills State Forest
Leaves crowded, sessile (can be mistaken for moss!), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_p_barbulata_736
February Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Sepals usually pink, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_p_barbulata_783
February Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Keith Bradley kab_p_barbulata_5536
March Marion County SC
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve
Flowers grow singly at the ends of short branches; obovate petals 4-5mm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil2348964139_14e9904871
March SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyxidanthera barbulata
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pyxidanthera barbulata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-02-001a:
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pyxidanthera barbulata
3074
Subshrub
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, pocosin margins, edges of sandhill seepage bogs, primarily in mesic to hydric sites, in wet sands and peaty sands, occasionally extending to submesic sands, but generally with a permanently or seasonally high water table, often with Sphagnum, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Common in NC Coastal Plain, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals united only at base
5-lobed rotate corolla
5 stamens (no staminodes)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
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) p290
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p118
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p172
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p190
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p260
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p223
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