Geocarpon uniflorum (Walter) E.E. Schilling. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, outcrops of Altamaha grit. Distribution: S. NC south to c. GA, west to ec. AL, on the Piedmont and extending into the Coastal Plain of Georgia on Altamaha grit.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Minuartia alabamensis, named on the basis of its tiny flowers, has been shown to be a self-pollinating form of Mononeuria uniflora which has arisen repeatedly and independently at various sites in the range of Mononeuria uniflora.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Schilling et al (2022), in press; Stellaria uniflora Walter; = Alsinopsis brevifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Small — S13; = Arenaria uniflora (Walter) Muhl. — RAB, Maguire (1951); = Minuartia uniflora (Walter) Mattf. — FNA5; = Mononeuria uniflora (Walter) Dillenb. & Kadereit — K4, Dillenberger & Kadereit (2014); = Sabulina brevifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Small — S; > Arenaria alabamensis J.F.McCormick, Bozeman, & Spongberg — GW2, W; > Arenaria uniflora (Walter) Muhl. — GW2, W; > Minuartia alabamensis J.F.McCormick, Bozeman, & Spongberg. Basionym: Stellaria uniflora Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Minuartia uniflora - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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