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Cressler, Alan

Gratiola graniticola

Gratiola graniticola D. Estes

Granite Hedge-hyssop

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GRGR7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 1 foot in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Corolla "...outer surface pale yellow-green or cream-colored, often purplish or pinkish dorsally, faintly to conspicuously purple-lined exteriorly...". Reslit: 2838.

Distribution

USA: GA , SC
Native Distribution: Species may be extirpated in South Carolina.
Native Habitat: On granite outcrops.

Research Literature

Reslit 2838 - Two New Species of Gratiola (Plantaginaceae) from Eastern North America and an Updated Circumspection for Gratiola neglecta (1977) Dwayne Estes, Randall L. Small

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2015-03-11
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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