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limestone hedge-hyssop, Quarterman's hedge-hyssop

Florida hedge-hyssop

Habit Annuals. Annuals.
Stems

erect, simple or few-branched, (7–)10–21(–30) cm, glabrous or glabrate proximally, sparsely glandular-puberulent distally.

decumbent to ascending or erect, simple or few- to much-branched, 10–40 cm, glabrous proximally, glandular-pubescent distally.

Leaves

blade linear to linear-lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptic, often falcate, (16–)18–30(–43) × (1–)2.5–5 mm, margins entire or with 1 or 2(or 3) pairs of blunt teeth distally, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces glabrous or glabrate.

blade oblanceolate to narrowly obovate or oval, 20–45 × 4–18 mm, margins with 1–6 pairs of teeth distally, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces glabrous.

Pedicels

slender, 7–14(–22) mm, length 0.5–1(–1.6) times bract, sparsely glandular-puberulent;

bracteoles 2, 2–4.5 mm.

slender, 20–45(–55) mm, length 0.8–2 times bract, glabrate or finely glandular-pubescent;

bracteoles 2, 3–6 mm.

Flowers

sepals distinct, lanceolate, 2.7–5 mm;

corolla 7–9 mm, tube and limb white tinged with pink or purple, veins white to greenish white or lavender;

style 3–4.6 mm.

sepals distinct, linear to narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 3–6 mm;

corolla 14–25 mm, tube yellowish green, veins reddish purple to brownish yellow, limb white;

style 5–7 mm.

Capsules

ovoid, 3.4–5.1 × 3–4.5 mm.

ovoid, 3–6 × 2.8–3.2 mm.

Seeds

0.4–0.7 mm.

0.6–0.8 mm.

Gratiola quartermaniae

Gratiola floridana

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Seeps, pools, and streams in limestone and dolomite glades, alvars, calcareous grasslands. Low wet woods, wooded stream banks, open meadows.
Elevation 50–300 m. (200–1000 ft.) 0–300 m. (0–1000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; IL; KY; TN; TX; ON
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from FNA
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; TN
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Discussion

Populations of Gratiola quartermaniae are concentrated in northern Alabama and central Tennessee. Disjunct populations are known from the Edwards Plateau of Texas, Will County, Illinois, and southeastern Ontario. D. Estes and R. L. Small (2007) discussed the distribution and ecology of G. quartermaniae.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 268. FNA vol. 17, p. 266.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Gratiola Plantaginaceae > Gratiola
Sibling taxa
G. amphiantha, G. brevifolia, G. ebracteata, G. floridana, G. graniticola, G. heterosepala, G. lutea, G. neglecta, G. ramosa, G. torreyi, G. virginiana, G. viscidula
G. amphiantha, G. brevifolia, G. ebracteata, G. graniticola, G. heterosepala, G. lutea, G. neglecta, G. quartermaniae, G. ramosa, G. torreyi, G. virginiana, G. viscidula
Name authority D. Estes: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 163, figs. 3C,F, 8. (2007) Nuttall: J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 103. (1834)
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