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Saxifragaceae
Tiarella

not marked as a favorite taxon Tiarella austrina (Lakela) Nesom. Common name: Escarpment Foamflower. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Moist forests, cove forests, rock outcrops, well-drained bottomland forests. Distribution: Southern Blue Ridge of sw. NC (south and west from the Asheville Basin), se. TN, nw. SC, and ne. GA; disjunct westwards in the Cumberland Plateau and Eastern Highland Rim of sc. TN (Franklin County) and n. AL (Jackson and Madison counties).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Nesom (2021a); = Tiarella cordifolia L. var. austrina Lakela — G; < Tiarella cordifolia L. — FNA8, S, S13, Tn, W; < Tiarella cordifolia L. var. cordifolia — RAB; >< Tiarella macrophylla Small — S, S13, type a combination of Heuchera and Tiarella. Basionym: Tiarella cordifolia L. var. austrina Lakela 1937

Links to other floras: < Tiarella cordifolia - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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