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Melanthiaceae
Stenanthium

not marked as a favorite taxon Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong var. gramineum. Common name: Featherbells. Phenology: Jul-early Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dry and mesic forests and woodlands, grassy balds, serpentine barrens, to at least 1700m in elevation. Distribution: Pennsylvania west to Illinois and Missouri, south to ne. North Carolina, Panhandle Florida, and Texas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = NS; Helonias graminea Ker Gawl.; = n/a — Tat; = Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong — S, S13; < Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong — C, FNA26, G, Il, K4, Mi, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Zomlefer (1997a); < Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong var. gramineum — Mo1; > Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong var. gramineum — F, K1, Oh1, WV; > Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong var. micranthum Fernald — F, K1, Oh1. Basionym: Helonias graminea Ker Gawl. 1813

Links to other floras: < Stenanthium gramineum - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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