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Thalia

not marked as a favorite taxon Thalia geniculata Linnaeus. Common name: Bent Alligator-flag, Lilies, Bent Thalia. Phenology: Late Jun-Dec. Habitat: Ponds, sloughs, marshes, strand swamps, cypress domes. Distribution: FL, s. AL, and se. GA; Central and South America; West Indies; w. Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, GW1, K4, S, WH3; > Thalia divaricata Chapm. — S13. Basionym: Thalia geniculata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Thalia geniculata - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Thalia geniculata© Claire Herzog, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Claire Herzog source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Thalia geniculata© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Thalia geniculata© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Thalia geniculata© Alan Cressler: Thalia geniculata, Camden County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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