Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong var. robustum (S. Watson) Fernald. Common name: Bog Featherbells. Phenology: Jul-early Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Bogs and wet meadows. Distribution: PA west to IN, south to w. NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Braun (1969) asserted that "var. gramineum blooms 2 weeks to a month sooner than var. robustum in Ohio; the two do not occur in the same patch". Cook (2020) favored species rank for this taxon.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, NS, Oh1, WV; = n/a — Tat; = Stenanthium robustum S.Watson — S, S13, Cook (2020); < Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong — C, FNA26, G, K4, Pa, POWO, RAB, Va, W. Basionym: Stenanthium robustum S.Watson 1879
Links to other floras: < Stenanthium gramineum - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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