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Apiaceae
Spermolepis

not marked as a favorite taxon Spermolepis inermis (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Mathias & Constance. Common name: Western Spermolepis. Phenology: Apr-May; May-Jun. Habitat: Sandy prairies and open woodlands, limestone glades and barrens, calcareous prairies in the Mountains (GA), disturbed areas in the Coastal Plain (NC). Distribution: IN, IL, IA, MN, and NE south to w. LA, TX, se. NM, and COA; disjunct eastwards in TN G, AL, MS, and e. LA as a native, and also a rare waif (as in e. NC).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA13, G, GrPl, Il, K4, MC, Mo2, NcTx, RAB, Tn, Tx, Nesom (2012c); = Apiastrum patens (Nutt. ex DC.) J.M.Coult. & Rose — S13; = Spermolepis patens (Nutt. ex DC.) B.L.Rob. — S; < Spermolepis inermis (Nutt. ex DC.) Mathias & Constance — Ok; Leptocaulis inermis Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle. Basionym: Leptocaulis inermis Nutt. ex DC. 1829

Links to other floras: = Spermolepis inermis - FNA13

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image #1 of Spermolepis inermis© Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sequoia Janirella Wrens source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Spermolepis inermis© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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