Salvia lyrata Linnaeus. Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer-weed. Phen: (Dec-) Apr-May; (Feb-) May-Jul. Hab: Hammocks, lawns, roadsides, dry to mesic woodlands and forests, floodplains, calcareous barrens. Dist: CT west to MO, south to FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: A common and familiar "native weed".
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, Fl6, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 7
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