Obolaria virginica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 632. 1753.

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

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.
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James S. Pringle +
Linnaeus +
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. +  and W.Va. +
0–400 m. +
Moist deciduous woods, soils rich in leaf mold. +
Flowering late winter (southward)–spring. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Obolaria virginica +
Obolaria +
species +