Kosteletzkya smilacifolia (Chapman) Chapman. Common name: Florida Seashore-mallow. Phenology: Jun. Habitat: Freshwater marshes. Distribution: Endemic in peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: K. smilacifolia, of peninsular FL, appears to warrant specific status, as treated by Small (1933).
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, S13; = Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. var. smilacifolia (Chapm.) S.N.Alexander — K4, Alexander (2010), Alexander, Hayek, & Weeks (2012), Weeks (2017b) in Weakley et al (2017); < Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. — Fl4, FNA6, POWO, WH3; < Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C.Presl ex A.Gray — NS; Kosteletzkya virginica (Linnaeus) C. Presl ex A. Gray var. smilacifolia Chapman. Basionym: Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) C.Presl ex A.Gray var. smilacifolia Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: < Kosteletzkya pentacarpos - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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