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Schwalbea americana L.
chaffseed

       
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Images:
Schwalbea americana L.

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Synonyms:
Schwalbea americana L.

  SCAMA Schwalbea americana L. var. australis (Pennell) Reveal & Broome
  SCAU6 Schwalbea australis Pennell
 

Distribution:
Schwalbea americana L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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

Related Taxa:
Schwalbea americana L.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 1 species in Schwalbea
 

Classification:
Schwalbea americana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Schwalbea L. – schwalbea
Species Schwalbea americana L. – chaffseed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Schwalbea americana L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
American chaffseed              Endangered
Connecticut:
chaffseed              Special Concern
Florida:
chaff-seed              Endangered
Georgia:
chaffseed              Endangered
Kentucky:
American chaffseed              Historical
Maryland:
chaffseed              Endangered, Extirpated
New Jersey:
chaffseed              Endangered
North Carolina:
chaffseed              Endangered
Tennessee:
chaffseed              Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Schwalbea americana L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU FAC NO NO NO UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Schwalbea americana L.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34027.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 11:48 AM MDT