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Burmanniaceae
Apteria

Apteria aphylla (Nuttall) Barnhart ex Small. Common name: Nodding Nixie. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Wet hammocks, mesic hammocks, bay swamps, other acid swamps, mesic forests. Distribution: E. GA west to e. TX, south to c. South America; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = ETx1, FNA26, GW1, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, S, S13, Tx, WH3; Lobelia aphylla Nuttall. Basionym: Lobelia aphylla Nutt. 1822

Links to other floras: = Apteria aphylla - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily : 1

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Apteria aphylla, Fall Line Sandhills, Taylor County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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