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Samolus ebracteatus
Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Samodia ebracteata (Kunth) Baudo
  • Samolus alyssoides A. Heller
  • Samolus cuneatus Small
  • Samolus ebracteatus subsp. alyssoides (A. Heller) R. Knuth
  • Samolus ebracteatus subsp. cuneatus (Small) R. Knuth
  • Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus (Small) Henrickson

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]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Samolus ebracteatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ Flora of North America v 8 p 255.
  4. ^ Dave's Garden Plantfiles, Limewater brookweed growing near a spring in southern Nevada
  5. ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
  6. ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons 1–944. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens.
  7. ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
  8. ^ Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Florísticos de México 17: 1–41.
  9. ^ Henrickson, J. 1983. A revision of Samolus ebracteatus sensu lato (Primulaceae). Southwestern Naturalist 28: 303-314.
  10. ^ Crusio WE (26 May 1984). "Notes on the genus Samolus L. (Primulaceae)". Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society. 6: 13–16.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samolus ebracteatus
Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Samodia ebracteata (Kunth) Baudo
  • Samolus alyssoides A. Heller
  • Samolus cuneatus Small
  • Samolus ebracteatus subsp. alyssoides (A. Heller) R. Knuth
  • Samolus ebracteatus subsp. cuneatus (Small) R. Knuth
  • Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus (Small) Henrickson

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]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Samolus ebracteatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ Flora of North America v 8 p 255.
  4. ^ Dave's Garden Plantfiles, Limewater brookweed growing near a spring in southern Nevada
  5. ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
  6. ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons 1–944. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens.
  7. ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
  8. ^ Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Florísticos de México 17: 1–41.
  9. ^ Henrickson, J. 1983. A revision of Samolus ebracteatus sensu lato (Primulaceae). Southwestern Naturalist 28: 303-314.
  10. ^ Crusio WE (26 May 1984). "Notes on the genus Samolus L. (Primulaceae)". Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society. 6: 13–16.



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