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Apiaceae
Spermolepis

not marked as a favorite taxon Spermolepis diffusa (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Nesom. Phenology: Apr-May (-Jun). Habitat: Sandy clay, sand, roadsides, fencerows, fields, pastures, dunes and sandy hills, thin soil under oak-juniper, sandy soil in longleaf pine, pine, oak-pine, oak-hickory, post oak, and post oak-blackjack oak woods, lake shores. Distribution: Se. MO, n. AR, and KS south to s. LA and sc. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Nesom (2012c) for detailed additional information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA13, K4, Nesom (2012c); < Spermolepis divaricata (Walter) Raf. ex Ser. — C, F, G, GrPl, GW2, NcTx, Tx; < Spermolepis divaricatus (Walter) Raf. ex Ser. — S13, orthographic variant. Basionym: Leptocaulis diffusus Nutt. ex DC. 1830

Links to other floras: = Spermolepis diffusa - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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