Schoenolirion croceum (Michaux) Alph. Wood. Common name: Yellow Sunnybell. Phenology: Late Mar-May; May-Jun. Habitat: Wet pine savannas, bogs, seepage slopes, seepages on granite flatrocks, limestone glades. Distribution: SC (and apparently NC) south to ne. FL, west to se. TX; and in c. TN (Chester et al. 1993). The occurrence in NC in "wet pinelands" in Richmond County referred to in RAB has not been relocated or further documented. This species is very localized on limestone outcrops in c. TN and n. AL, sandstone outcrops of the AL plateau region, granite outcrops of the GA and Carolina Piedmont, Selma chalk outcrops in w. AL, and wet pinelands and boggy areas in more southern and western parts of its range. All of these habitats are very wet in spring and often very dry in summer.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA26, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Tx, WH3; = Oxytria crocea (Michx.) Raf. — S, S13; Phalangium croceum Michaux. Basionym: Phalangium croceum Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Schoenolirion croceum - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial from a bulb, found in wet pine savannas, bogs, seepage slopes and seepages on granite flatrocks.
Stems: Stems 1 or 2 flowering scapes from a tuft of grass-like leaves.
Leaves: Leaves primarily basal, linear, 8-13 in. long, fleshy, smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in a tall raceme at end of scape; bright yellow; less than 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 6 oblong-lance-shaped tepals, 6 stamens and a pistil.
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Height: 8-14 in.
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description: Erect perennial from a bulb, found in wet pine savannas, bogs, seepage slopes and seepages on granite flatrocks.
stems: Stems 1 or 2 flowering scapes from a tuft of grass-like leaves.
leaves: Leaves primarily basal, linear, 8-13 in. long, fleshy, smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in a tall raceme at end of scape; bright yellow; less than 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 6 oblong-lance-shaped tepals, 6 stamens and a pistil.
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