Shortia brevistyla (P.A. Davies) L.L. Gaddy. Northern Shortia. Phen: Mar-Apr; Jul-Aug. Hab: On moist slopes, creekbanks, and rock outcrops in humid escarpment gorges with high rainfall, generally in deep shade under Rhododendron maximum, at elevations of 350-550m. Dist: This species is known only from McDowell County, NC, where it occurs on several tributaries of the Catawba River and North Fork Catawba River. It has also been reported from the gorge of the Linville River, Burke County, but this locality is questionable and has not been relocated. This area is disjunct about 100 kilometers to the northeast along the Blue Ridge Escarpment from the range of the typic variety.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Syn: = K4, Gaddy et al (2019); = Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla – FNA8, K1, K3, Davies (1952); < Sherwoodia galacifolia – S; < Shortia galacifolia – C, G, RAB, W, Hatley (1977), Scott & Day (1983)
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© Alan Cressler: Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla, McDowell County, North Carolina 5 by Alan Cressler source
© Alan Cressler: Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla, McDowell County, North Carolina 6 by Alan Cressler source
© Alan Cressler: Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla, McDowell County, North Carolina 4 by Alan Cressler source