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Acanthaceae
Elytraria

not marked as a favorite taxon Elytraria angustifolia (Fernald) Leonard. Common name: Florida Elytraria. Habitat: Calcareous wet prairies (marl prairies) and wet calcareous pine rockland savannas. Distribution: Endemic to s. FL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Leonard (1934); = Elytraria carolinensis var. angustifolia — GW2, misspelling; = Elytraria caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Pers. var. angustifolia (Fernald) S.F.Blake — K4, NS, SFla, WH3, Long (1970); = Tubiflora angustifolia (Fernald) Small — S; < Elytraria caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Pers. — Fl6, POWO, Daniel (2013); Elytraria virgata Michaux var. angustifolia Fernald. Basionym: Elytraria virgata Michx. var. angustifolia Fernald 1896

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Elytraria angustifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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