Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems often purplish, 3–27 cm. Leaves often purplish, 1.5–4 × 0.5–1.5 mm. Inflorescences: floral bracts 2–4 mm. Flowers 8–14 mm; perianth purple or white with purplish longitudinal stripes inside throat and purplish perianth lobes; lobes erect, incurved and converging but not connate; outer lobes ovate to triangular, 1.5–4 mm; inner lobes lanceolate, ± as long as outer. Capsules 3–6 mm.

Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Bogs, alluvial and upland rich woods
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., Tex., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (to Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil).

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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