Nemastylis geminiflora Nuttall. Common name: Prairie Celestial, Prairie Pleatleaf. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Prairies. Distribution: MO and e. KS south to w. LA and TX; disjunct eastward in AL and MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, F, FNA26, K4, Mo1, NcTx, Tx; = n/a — C; > Calydorea texana (Herb.) Baker — S13; ? Ixia acuta Bartram; ? Nemastylis acuta Herb. — S; > Nemastylis acuta Herb. — S13. Basionym: Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. 1837 [1835]
Links to other floras: = Nemastylis geminiflora - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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