Tiarella nautila Nesom. Common name: Sail-bearing Foamflower. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Moist forests, cove forests, rock outcrops, well-drained bottomland forests. Distribution: Extreme sw. NC (Cherokee County), extreme se. TN (Monroe & Polk counties) south to nc. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Nesom (2021a); < Tiarella cordifolia L. — FNA8, S, S13, Tn, W; < Tiarella cordifolia L. var. collina Wherry — RAB; < Tiarella wherryi Lakela. Basionym: Tiarella nautila G.L.Nesom 2021
Links to other floras: < Tiarella cordifolia - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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