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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lindernia dubia var. dubia
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Each flower is like a tiny snapdragon, about 1/3" long, though you will need to be on hands and knees to see the flower structure. The plant has the appearance of a tiny mini-bush, usually growing in colonies on exposed mud. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia dubia var. dubia
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Lindernia dubia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-002:
Lindernia dubia FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilysanthes dubia
COMMON NAME:
Yellowseed False Pimpernel
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ilat3_001_lvd
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Roxanna Martin rlm7510_219
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers less than 3/8"; upper lip small & lower with 3 spreading lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7510_220
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm7510_225
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm7510_225b
July Spartanburg County SC
Capsule 4-6mm long, style persistent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7510_226
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3842
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Leaves are opposite, ovate, up to 1" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Roxanna Martin rlm91811_172
September Spartanburg County SC
Calyx lobes distinct to the base at anthesis and after, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lindernia dubia var. dubia
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia dubia var. dubia
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Lindernia dubia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-002:
Lindernia dubia
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilysanthes dubia
2237
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Wet sandy or muddy areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White/Pale lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals
2-lipped corolla
2 fertile stamens, 2 sterile stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow/LIght tan
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p076
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p405
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p329
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p160
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p291
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