Trepocarpus aethusae Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle. Common name: White-nymph. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Rich moist forests, calcareous glades, sometimes weedy in disturbed soils. Distribution: Nc. NC south to Panhandle FL and AL, west to e. TX, north in the interior to w. TN, w. KY, AR, and se. OK. Nelson (1993) states that despite "something of a reputation as a rarity", Trepocarpus is "a reasonably successful weed".
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA13, GW2, Il, K4, MC, Mo2, NcTx, Ok, RAB, S13, Tn, Tx, WH3; = n/a — F, G. Basionym: Trepocarpus aethusae Nutt. ex DC. 1829
Links to other floras: = Trepocarpus aethusae - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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