Samolus ebracteatus Kunth var. ebracteatus. Common name: West Indian Water-pimpernel, Limewater Brookweed. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Brackish and salt marshes, brackish swamps, and wet pine flatwoods over calcareous substrates. Distribution: Peninsular FL, coastal Panhandle FL; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Henrickson (1983); = Samolus ebracteatus Kunth — S13; = Samolus ebracteatus Kunth ssp. ebracteatus; < Samolus ebracteatus Kunth — Bah, Fl5, FNA8, GW2, K4, WH3; >< Samolus ebracteatus Kunth — Tx, misapplied; Samolus ebracteatus Kunth. Basionym: Samolus ebracteatus Kunth 1817
Links to other floras: < Samolus ebracteatus - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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