Mitreola sessilifolia

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Mitreola sessilifolia
Mitreola sessilifolia SEF.jpg
Photo from the Southeastern Flora Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Mitreola
Species: M. sessilifolia
Binomial name
Mitreola sessilifolia
J.F. Gmelin
MITR SESS DIST.JPG
Natural range of Mitreola sessilifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Cynoctonum sessilifolium J.F. Gmelin

Varieties: none

Description

M sessilifolia is an annual forb/herb of the Loganiaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

M. sessilifolia is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from New Mexico to Virginia. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

M. sessilifolia is found in wet savannas, pocosins, ditches, and margins of limesink depressions (dolines). [2]

Phenology

M. sessilifloria flowers in June, July, and September. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MISE3
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18