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Penthoraceae
Penthorum

not marked as a favorite taxon Penthorum sedoides Linnaeus. Common name: American Penthorum, Marsh-stonecrop, Ditch-stonecrop. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Shores, drawdown areas, moist forests, floodplain forests, moist disturbed areas, ditches. Distribution: New Brunswick west to Manitoba, south to Panhandle Florida and Texas; introduced from British Columbia south to Oregon.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, Fl2, FNA8, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Haskins & Hayden (1987). Basionym: Penthorum sedoides L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Penthorum sedoides - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Penthorum sedoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Penthorum sedoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Penthorum sedoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Penthorum sedoides© Owen Carson | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Penthorum sedoides© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Penthorum sedoides© Owen Carson | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Penthorum sedoides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Penthorum sedoides© Owen Carson | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Penthorum sedoides© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Penthorum sedoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Penthorum sedoides© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Penthorum sedoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Penthorum sedoides© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Penthorum sedoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of pond shores, draw-down areas, moist forests, floodplain forests and moist, disturbed areas, such as ditches.

Stems: Stems simple or bushy-branched above, green or red, smooth with glandular hairs on upper half.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate, lance-shaped to elliptic, to 7 in. long, finely toothed, the mid-vein white or red-tinged.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers on terminal and some axillary branches, on one side of each curving, glandular branch; greenish to yellowish-green; 1/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 sepals (no petals) and 10 white stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a red, 5-parted, 5-horned capsule.

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Height: 12-32 in.

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description: Erect perennial of pond shores, draw-down areas, moist forests, floodplain forests and moist, disturbed areas, such as ditches.

stems: Stems simple or bushy-branched above, green or red, smooth with glandular hairs on upper half.

leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate, lance-shaped to elliptic, to 7 in. long, finely toothed, the mid-vein white or red-tinged.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers on terminal and some axillary branches, on one side of each curving, glandular branch; greenish to yellowish-green; 1/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 sepals (no petals) and 10 white stamens.

fruits: Fruit a red, 5-parted, 5-horned capsule.

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