Buchnera floridana Gandoger. Savanna Bluehearts, Florida Bluehearts. Phen: Apr-Oct; May-Nov. Hab: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, seepage bogs, calcareous prairies (Black Best of MS and AL), sandy roadsides. Dist: Se. NC south to s. FL, west to TX; West Indies; scattered localities in s. Mexico and Central America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Previous attributions of B. longifolia Kunth (including B. elongata Small) to southeastern states (notably FL, AL, GA, and MS) are based on misapplication of that name to an entity that is under study and likely to be named as a Florida peninsular endemic species.

Synonymy: = Bah, FNA17, GW2, K3, RAB, Tx, Pennell (1935), Philcox (1965); < Buchnera americana L. – Fl7, Mex, NcTx, WH3; >< Buchnera americana L. – K1; > Buchnera breviflora Pennell – S; > Buchnera elongata Sw. – S; > Buchnera floridana Gand. – S; > Buchnera longifolia Sw. – K1, by misattribution

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
• Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily: 8