Spigelia hedyotidea A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Prairie Pinkroot. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Limestone outcrops and gravelly areas. Distribution: C. TX; Mexico (CHP, CHH, COA, SON, TAM,VER) to Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, Gould & Jansen (1999), Gould (1997), Henrickson (1996); > Coelostylis lindheimeri (A.Gray) Small — S13; > Spigelia lindheimeri A.Gray — Tx. Basionym: Spigelia hedyotidea DC. 1845
Links to other floras: = Spigelia hedyotidea - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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