Arnoglossum ovatum (Walter) H. Robinson var. lanceolatum (Nuttall) D.B. Ward. Common name: Savanna Indian-plantain. Phenology: Late Jul-Oct. Habitat: Wet pine savannas, especially over coquina limestone ("marl"). Distribution: Se. NC to s. FL, west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ward (2004c); = Cacalia lanceolata Nutt. — RAB; = Cacalia lanceolata Nutt. var. lanceolata — Kral & Godfrey (1958); = Mesadenia lanceolata (Nutt.) Raf. — S; < Arnoglossum ovatum (Walter) H.Rob. — Fl7, FNA20, GW2, K4, WH3, Anderson (1998), Barkley (1999); > Cacalia lanceolata Nutt. var. virescens (R.M.Harper) Shinners; < Cacalia ovata Walter — SE1, Pippen (1978); > Mesadenia lanceolata (Nutt.) Raf. var. lanceolata — Harper (1905a); > Mesadenia lanceolata (Nutt.) Raf. var. virescens Harper — Harper (1905a). Basionym: Cacalia lanceolata Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: < Arnoglossum ovatum - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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