Nemastylis floridana Small. Florida Celestial, Fall-flowering Ixia. Phen: (Jul-) Aug-Oct. Hab: Wet pine flatwoods, freshwater marshes. Dist: Ne. FL (St. Johns and Putnam counties) to s. FL (Pasco, Polk, Osceola, Okeechobee, and Broward counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: The flowers open only briefly in the late afternoon (ca. 4-6 p.m. E.D.S.T.).
Synonymy: = FNA26, K3, K4, S, WH3; = n/a – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 9
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