Waldsteinia lobata
Fl. N. Amer. 1: 426. 1840.
Common names: Piedmont barren-strawberry
Endemic
Basionym: Dalibarda lobata Baldwin in S. Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 571. 1821
Synonyms: Geum lobatum (Baldwin) Smedmark
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Herbs, 15–30 cm. Leaves 3-lobed, sometimes to ca. 2/3 cleft, 4–8 cm wide, surfaces sparsely strigose. Inflorescences 3–7-flowered. Flowers 8–10 mm diam.; hypanthium broadly obconic, 2–3 mm, strigose; petals bright yellow, narrowly elliptic, 4 mm, barely exceeding sepals, apex subacute; carpels 3 or 4.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Moist woods near streams in piedmont
Elevation: 100–500 m
Distribution
Ga., N.C., S.C.
Discussion
Waldsteinia lobata is very similar to W. parviflora except in leaf form.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.