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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stenanthium gramineum
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Stenanthium gramineum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
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 (4/14/23):
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stenanthium gramineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Stenanthium gramineum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum
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
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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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