Sophronanthe pilosa |
Sophronanthe hispida |
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shaggy hedge-hyssop |
rough hedge-hyssop |
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Stems | erect, 20–65 cm, villous, rarely glabrous. |
ascending to erect, 10–75 cm, villous. |
Leaves | blade lanceolate to ovate, 8–20 × 4–13 mm, base clasping, rounded to subcordate, margins entire or serrate, not or slightly revolute, apex rounded to obtuse or acute, surfaces villous, rarely glabrous, papillate, distinctly punctate abaxially. |
blade linear to lanceolate-ovate, 8–20 × 0.7–3 mm, base not clasping, truncate, margins entire, prominently revolute, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces villous, papillate, not distinctly punctate abaxially. |
Pedicels | 0–3(–5) mm; bracteoles 6–9(–11) mm. |
0–1 mm; bracteoles 6–9 mm. |
Flowers | calyx lobes 5–7 × 0.5–1.5 mm; corolla tubular, 5–9 mm, tube yellow, veins bluish purple, limb white. |
calyx lobes 3–7 × 0.5–1 mm; corolla salverform, 7–16 mm, tube white, veins inconspicuous or pale purple, limb white. |
Capsules | conic, 4–5 × 2–2.8 mm. |
conic, 4–5 × 1.8–2.5 mm. |
Seeds | 0.2–0.4 mm. |
0.2–0.4 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
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Sophronanthe pilosa |
Sophronanthe hispida |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering May–Oct. |
Habitat | Sandy pinelands, bogs, swamps, cypress-gum depressions, pine savannas, wet flatwoods. | Sandy scrub, dry to wet flatwoods, sandhills, seasonally wet clearings. |
Elevation | 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.) | 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA |
AL; FL; GA; MS |
Discussion | Plants with glabrous stems and leaves have been named Gratiola pilosa var. epilis. The combination for that taxon in Sophronanthe has not been made. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Gratiola subulata Baldwin ex Bentham is an illegitimate name that pertains to Sophronanthe hispida. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 278. | FNA vol. 17, p. 278. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Sophronanthe | Plantaginaceae > Sophronanthe |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Gratiola pilosa, G. pilosa var. epilis, Tragiola pilosa | Gratiola hispida |
Name authority | (Michaux) Small: Fl. S.E. U.S., 1067, 1338. (1903) | Bentham: in J. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 445. (1836) |
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