Stems 1–3, simple or few-branched, 4–17(–25) cm. Leaf blades in inflorescence fan-shaped to spatulate-obovate or orbiculate, 4–16 × 3–11 mm; all or most leaves below inflorescence minute, scalelike. Flowers: corolla 6–15 mm, lobes obovate-oblong, apex acuminate. 2n = 56.
Phenology: Flowering late winter (southward)–spring.
Habitat: Moist deciduous woods, soils rich in leaf mold.
Elevation: 0–400 m.
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.