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Schwalbea americana (Chaffseed)
Cressler, Alan

Schwalbea americana

Schwalbea americana L.

Chaffseed

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Schwalbea americana var. australis, Schwalbea australis

USDA Symbol: SCAM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , SC , TN , TX , VA

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q2I4
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TN, VA)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FACU FACU
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

From the Archive

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Schwalbea americana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Schwalbea americana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Schwalbea americana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-15
Research By: SET

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