Burmannia biflora Linnaeus. Common name: Violet Burmannia. Phenology: Jul-Mar. Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, shores of Coastal Plain depression ponds. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to e. TX and sw. AR; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va, WH3. Basionym: Burmannia biflora L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Burmannia biflora - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect annual of pine savannas, bogs and shores of Coastal Plain depression ponds; usually in full sun.
Stems: Stems slender, unbranched, smooth.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, tiny and scalelike.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers 1-10 on short stalks at top of stem, bluish-violet, less than 1/4 in. wide, tubular and pointing upward, with 3 flaring "wings" and ending in 6 green to yellow-green, tiny, pointed lobes.
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Height: 1-7 in.
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description: Erect annual of pine savannas, bogs and shores of Coastal Plain depression ponds; usually in full sun.
stems: Stems slender, unbranched, smooth.
leaves: Leaves alternate, tiny and scalelike.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers 1-10 on short stalks at top of stem, bluish-violet, less than 1/4 in. wide, tubular and pointing upward, with 3 flaring "wings" and ending in 6 green to yellow-green, tiny, pointed lobes.
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