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This species occurs from Nova Scotia, south to southern Florida, and westward to western Louisiana. While it is primarily found along the coastal plain, it occurs inland, as far as Tennessee.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>
 
This species occurs from Nova Scotia, south to southern Florida, and westward to western Louisiana. While it is primarily found along the coastal plain, it occurs inland, as far as Tennessee.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>

Revision as of 14:35, 31 January 2018

Proserpinaca pectinata
Proserpinaca pectinata SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Haloragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Proserpinaca
Species: P. pectinata
Binomial name
Proserpinaca pectinata
Lam.
PROS PECT DIST.JPG
Natural range of Proserpinaca pectinata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: feathery mermaid-weed;[1] combleaf mermaidweed[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Description

Proserpinaca pectinata is a dioecious perennial that grows as a forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs from Nova Scotia, south to southern Florida, and westward to western Louisiana. While it is primarily found along the coastal plain, it occurs inland, as far as Tennessee.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

P. pectinata occurs in bogs, savannas, ditches, and other wet places.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from June through October.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 31 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.