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Orobanchaceae
Macranthera

Macranthera flammea (Bartram) Pennell. Common name: Flameflower, Hummingbird-flower. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pitcherplant bogs, bayheads., blackwater creekbanks. Distribution: Nearly restricted to the East Gulf Coastal Plain (e. GA and FL Panhandle west to se. LA), but ranging east to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of e. GA (Bullock County), within a county of the SC border.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA17, GW2, K4, S, WH3, Pennell (1935); Gerardia flammea W. Bartram. Basionym: Gerardia flammea W.Bartram 1791

Links to other floras: = Macranthera flammea - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Macranthera flammea, seep bog, Evans County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Macranthera flammea, habitat, Evans County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Macranthera flammea, seep bog, Evans County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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