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Cubelium concolor (T.F. Forster) Rafinesque ex Britton & A. Brown. Eastern Green-violet. Phen: Cleistogamous flowers: Apr-early May; late May-Jul. Chasmogamous flowers: Late May-Jun; May-Oct. Hab: Very nutrient-rich and mesic forests, especially over calcareous substrates such as limestone and dolomite, sometimes extending upslope into dry-mesic or even dry forests and woodlands when the soils are very basic. Dist: VT and s. ON west to MI and KS, south to SC, GA, Panhandle FL, s. AL, ne. MS, and AR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, S, S13, Ballard () (in prep), Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023); = Hybanthus concolor (T.F.Forst.) Spreng. – Ar, C, F, Fl2, FNA6, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, McKinney & Russell (2002)

Links to other floras: = Hybanthus concolor - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hybanthus concolor, Pigeon Mountain, Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Walker County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of very nutrient-rich and moist forests, especially over calcareous substrates such as limestone and dolomite.

Stems: Stems solitary or clustered, from a crown of fibrous roots, smooth (may be hairy above).

Leaves: Leaves alternate and present throughout stem, petiolate, elliptic to oval-oblong, 3 1/2-7 in. long, veiny and hairy or smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in groups of 1-3, dangling on short stalks from axils of mid-stem leaves, green, about 1/4 in. long, consisting of 5 small petals with upturned tips and 5 narrow, arching sepals.

Fruits:

Comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers also are present.

Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect perennial of very nutrient-rich and moist forests, especially over calcareous substrates such as limestone and dolomite.

stems: Stems solitary or clustered, from a crown of fibrous roots, smooth (may be hairy above).

leaves: Leaves alternate and present throughout stem, petiolate, elliptic to oval-oblong, 3 1/2-7 in. long, veiny and hairy or smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in groups of 1-3, dangling on short stalks from axils of mid-stem leaves, green, about 1/4 in. long, consisting of 5 small petals with upturned tips and 5 narrow, arching sepals.

fruits:

comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers also are present.

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