Leitneria floridana Chapman. Common name: Florida Corkwood. Phenology: Feb-Mar. Habitat: Swamps and cabbage palm / sawgrass marshes, especially in the transition zones between coastal hydric hammocks (oak and palm with limestone near the surface) and sawgrass marshes. Distribution: Sw. GA, e. GA, and Panhandle FL east along the Big Bend to Levy County.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: More western populations in se. MO, e. AR, and se. TX are now placed in L. pilosa J.A. Schrader &W.R. Graves ssp. pilosa (se. TX) and L. pilosa ssp. ozarkana J.A. Schrader & W.R. Graves (se. MO and e. AR).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA13, Schrader & Graves (2011); < Leitneria floridana Chapm. — FNA3, GW2, K4, S, S13, WH3; Leitneria floridana Chapm. Basionym: Leitneria floridana Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: = Leitneria floridana - FNA13; < Leitneria floridana - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Leitneria floridana (male catkin), St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks Unit, Wakulla County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Leitneria floridana, fruit, conservation garden, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Leitneria floridana (female), swampy woods, Cox, McIntosh County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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native range: southeastern United States
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