Ammoselinum butleri (Engelmann ex S. Watson) J.M. Coulter & Rose. Common name: Butler’s Sand-Parsley. Phenology: Mar-Apr (-May). Habitat: Bottomlands and mesic forests; eastwards in lawns, disturbed places, impoundment shores. Distribution: MO and se. KS south through AR and OK to LA and s. TX. Boufford (1977) reported the naturalization of this diminutive midwestern umbel on a grassy, weed-covered slope in NC, and it has since been reported from additional southeastern states, including MS (Bryson 1991), AL (Keener 2007), and KY (H.E. Ballard, Jr., 2013, pers.comm.).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA13, GrPl, GW2, K4, MC, Mo2, NcTx, Ok, S13, Tn, Tx, Nesom (2012c); = n/a — C, F, G, RAB. Basionym: Apium butleri Engelm. ex S.Watson 1886
Links to other floras: = Ammoselinum butleri - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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