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Spigelia alabamensis (K. Gould) K.G. Mathews & Weakley. Common name: Alabama Pinkroot. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Dolostone glades. Distribution: Endemic to Bibb County, AL (Gould 1996, Allison & Stevens 2001; Weakley et al. 2011).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Weakley et al (2011); = n/a — S, S13; = Spigelia gentianoides Chapm. ex Alphonse de Candolle var. alabamensis K.Gould — Gould (1996), Gould (1997). Basionym: Spigelia gentianoides Chapm. ex Alphonse de Candolle var. alabamensis K.Gould 1996

Links to other floras: = Spigelia alabamensis - FNA14

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Spigelia alabamensis, Big Goat Glade, Ketona Dolomite Glades, Bibb County, Alabama 8 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Spigelia alabamensis, Big Goat Glade, Ketona Dolomite Glades, Bibb County, Alabama 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Spigelia alabamensis, Big Goat Glade, Ketona Dolomite Glades, Bibb County, Alabama 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Spigelia alabamensis, Ketona Dolomite, Goat Glade, Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Bibb County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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