Lindernia monticola Muhlenberg ex Nuttall. Common name: Flatrock Pimpernel, Piedmont Pimpernel. Phenology: Mar-Jun (-Oct). Habitat: In seasonal seepage on granitic flatrocks, mesic hammocks, pine savannas. Distribution: Nc. NC south to ne. FL and ec. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = GW2, RAB, W, Pennell (1935), Qualls (1984); = Ilysanthes monticola (Muhl. ex Nutt.) Raf. — S; = Ilysanthes refracta (Elliott) Raf.; < Lindernia monticola Muhl. ex Nutt. — Fl6, FNA17, K4, WH3, Fischer, Schäferhoff, & Müller (2013), Lewis (2000); Lindernia monticola Muhl. ex Nutt. Basionym: Lindernia monticola Muhl. ex Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: < Lindernia monticola - Freeman, Rabeler, & Elisens (2019b) In FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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