Apteria aphylla
Fl. S.E. U.S., 309. 1903.
Common names: Nodding-nixie
Illustrated
Basionym: Lobelia aphylla Nuttall Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 297. 1822
Synonyms: Apteria setacea Nuttall
Stems often purplish, 3–27 cm. Leaves often purplish, 1.5–4 × 0.5–1.5 mm. Inflorescences: floral bracts 2–4 mm. Flowers 8–14 mm; perianth purple or white with purplish longitudinal stripes inside throat and purplish perianth lobes; lobes erect, incurved and converging but not connate; outer lobes ovate to triangular, 1.5–4 mm; inner lobes lanceolate, ± as long as outer. Capsules 3–6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Bogs, alluvial and upland rich woods
Elevation: 0–100 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., Tex., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (to Peru), South America (Paraguay), South America (Bolivia), South America (Brazil)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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absent +
few +
longitudinal +
ellipsoid +
Nodding-nixie +
appendaged +
broadened +
2-6-flowered +
racemose +
not imbricate +
racemose +
transverse +
longitudinal +
Present +
lanceolate +
alternate +
purplish +
cauline +
absent +
scalelike;lanceolate +
converging +
parietal +
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white;purple +
persistent +
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rolled +
separated +
connate +
proximal +
Fl. S.E. U.S., +
1903 +
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subterranean +
filiform +
mycorrhizal +
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Illustrated +
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branched +
purplish +
erect +
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longitudinal +
3-branched +
Apteria aphylla +
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