Sullivantia sullivantii (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton. Common name: Sullivantia. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Moist limestone, dolomite, and calcareous sandstone cliffs. Distribution: S. sullivantii has a very scattered, relictual distribution, known from w. VA (Russell County) and ne. TN (Claiborne County), s. OH, nw. IL, sw. WI, ne. IA, se. MN, and e. and s. MO. Reported for e. KY, supposedly based on a specimen collected by E. Lucy Braun, but the specimen is unknown (M. Brock, pers.comm., Feb 2024).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA8, G, Il, K4, Mo3, Tn, Va, Soltis (1980); > Sullivantia renifolia Rosend. — F; > Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton — F. Basionym: Saxifraga sullivantii Torr. & A.Gray 1840
Links to other floras: = Sullivantia sullivantii - FNA8
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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