Tiedemannia canbyi (J.M. Coulter & Rose) Feist & S.R. Downie. Common name: Canby's Cowbane. Phenology: Jul-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Clay-based Carolina bays and other depressional wetlands. Distribution: Sw. GA through SC to se. NC (mostly in the middle and inner Coastal Plain); e. MD to (formerly) DE.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Tucker et al. (1983) for detailed information on this rare species and a comparison of it to the more widespread O. filiformis.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Feist et al (2012); = n/a — RAB, S13; = Oxypolis canbyi (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Fernald — C, F, G, MC, Tat, Judd (1982b). Basionym: Oxypolis filiformis (Walter) Britton var. canbyi J.M.Coult. & Rose 1900
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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