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Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.
Aunt Lucy

       
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Photo of Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, IA. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

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Synonyms:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

  ELNYC Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. var. coloradensis Brand
  NYNY2 Nyctelea nyctelea (L.) Britton
 

Distribution:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) 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 (AR, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

View 16 genera in Hydrophyllaceae, 1 species in Ellisia
 

Classification:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) 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 Solanales
Family Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus Ellisia L. – ellisia
Species Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. – Aunt Lucy
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) 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.

New Jersey:
Aunt Lucy              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
ellisia              Threatened
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

Aunt Lucy
ellisia
waterpod

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) 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 FAC+ UPL FAC FAC FAC FACU FACU NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31360.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

MT-Montana State University Weed Science

 
 
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