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Hydrophyllum

not marked as a favorite taxon Hydrophyllum atranthum E.J. Alexander. Common name: Appalachian Waterleaf. Phenology: May-Jun; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Rich cove forests and other moist rocky forests, up to 5500 feet in elevation. Distribution: N. West Virginia south through w. and sw. Virginia and e. Kentucky to w. North Carolina and e. Tennessee.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Since its naming as a species (Alexander 1941) and subsequent reduction to a variety (Constance 1942) there has been little consensus about this taxon, some regarding it as merely a color form. Karlsson, Weakley, & Poindexter (2017) conducted a detailed assessment and supported variety status (at minimum).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Alexander (1941); = Hydrophyllum virginianum L. var. atranthum (Alexander) Constance — C, F, G, K4, WV, Constance (1942), Karlsson, Weakley, & Poindexter (2017) in Weakley et al (2017); < Hydrophyllum virginianum L. — Il, K1, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Beckmann (1979); < Hydrophyllum virginicum L. — S, orthographic error. Basionym: Hydrophyllum atranthum E.J. Alexander 1941

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (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 ⓘ: 2

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image #1 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Gary P. Fleming
image #8 of Hydrophyllum atranthum© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷

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