Samolus ebracteatus | |
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Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Samolus |
Species: | S. ebracteatus
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Binomial name | |
Samolus ebracteatus Kunth
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Samolus ebracteatus, the limewater brookweed, [2] is a plant species known to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and to the United States ( Florida, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico). It is found in wetlands, including seashore salt marshes, and near springs and intermittent rivers in desert areas. [3] [4]
Samolus ebracteatus is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. Pinkish or white flowers are borne in a terminal raceme. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The species is quite variable, with some recognizing 5 varieties [9] and others not recognizing any subspecific taxa. [10]
Samolus ebracteatus | |
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Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Samolus |
Species: | S. ebracteatus
|
Binomial name | |
Samolus ebracteatus Kunth
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Samolus ebracteatus, the limewater brookweed, [2] is a plant species known to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and to the United States ( Florida, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico). It is found in wetlands, including seashore salt marshes, and near springs and intermittent rivers in desert areas. [3] [4]
Samolus ebracteatus is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. Pinkish or white flowers are borne in a terminal raceme. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The species is quite variable, with some recognizing 5 varieties [9] and others not recognizing any subspecific taxa. [10]