Panicles congested. Inner sepals rust-colored in fruit. Seeds 3.

Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Sandhills, pine barrens
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Central America (Belize).

Discussion

Variety congesta has an unusual disjunct distribution. It is widespread across the coastal plain from North Carolina to Mississippi at elevations below 30 m and also occurs in sandy pine-oak woodlands at approximately 500 m in the Cayo District of Belize.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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