Lindernia saxicola M.A. Curtis. Common name: Riverbank Pimpernel. Phenology: Mar-Jun (-Oct). Habitat: On river-scoured siliceous rocks. Distribution: Sw. NC south to n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: L. saxicola has been considered to be merely a form of L. monticola, the leafy stems the result of the basal leaves being covered by silt deposited by floodwaters (Qualls 1984; Lewis 2000; Lewis 2019a); this needs additional study.
Synonymy ⓘ: = RAB, W, Pennell (1935), Qualls (1984); = Ilysanthes saxicola (M.A.Curtis) Chapm. — S; < Lindernia monticola Muhl. ex Nutt. — Fl6, FNA17, K4, WH3, Fischer, Schäferhoff, & Müller (2013), Lewis (2000). Basionym: Lindernia saxicola M.A.Curtis 1843
Links to other floras: < Lindernia monticola - Freeman, Rabeler, & Elisens (2019b) In FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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