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Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small
axilflower

       
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Photo of Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 2 species in Mecardonia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small var. acuminata. .
Mecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
axilflower
Distribution of Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small var. microphylla (Raf.) Pennell. .
Mecardonia acuminata var. microphylla
axilflower
Distribution of Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small var. peninsularis Pennell. .
Mecardonia acuminata var. peninsularis
axilflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

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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 Mecardonia Ruiz & Pav. – mecardonia
Species Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small – axilflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

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.

Maryland:
erect water-hyssop              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

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
FACW,OBL OBL FACW OBL NO NI FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33645.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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