OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 17 taxa in the family Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon Common Name: Waterpod

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrolea quadrivalvis   FAMILY: Hydroleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea quadrivalvis   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrolea quadrivalvis 160-01-001   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Swamp forests, backwater sloughs, especially in cypress-gum forests, marshes, ditches

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Tall Hydrolea, Skyflower

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrolea corymbosa   FAMILY: Hydroleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea corymbosa   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrolea corymbosa 160-01-002?   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Pond cypress savannas, depression meadows

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Ovate False Fiddleleaf, Blue Waterleaf, Hairy Hydrolea, Ovate Fiddleleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrolea ovata   FAMILY: Hydroleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea ovata   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Swamps, ponds, ditches

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Jamaica Weed, Fiddleleaf, Fiddleleaf Nama

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nama jamaicensis   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Nama jamaicense   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nama jamaicensis 160-02-001   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, other disturbed areas, sometimes rockland hammocks, disturbed areas over limestone

Rare

Native: tropical America, probably including south FL & TX

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Baby Blue Eyes, Small-flower Baby-blue-eyes, White Nemophila, Eastern Baby-blue-eyes

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nemophila aphylla   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nemophila aphylla   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nemophila microcalyx 160-03-001   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich floodplain forests, often locally abundant

Uncommon (rare in GA Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Mapleleaf Waterleaf, Broadleaf Waterleaf, Canada Waterleaf, Bluntleaf Waterleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrophyllum canadense   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum canadense   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum canadense 160-04-001   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, rocky streambanks, other moist and nutrient-rich forests

Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hairy Waterleaf, Largeleaf Waterleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrophyllum macrophyllum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum macrophyllum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum macrophyllum 160-04-002   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests and other moist rocky forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Appalachian Waterleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrophyllum atranthum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum virginianum var. atranthum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum virginianum 160-04-003   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Rich cove forests and other moist rocky forests, up to 5500 feet in elevation

Common in NC Mountains

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Virginia Waterleaf, Eastern Waterfleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrophyllum virginianum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum virginianum 160-04-003   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, moist rocky forests, alluvial forests

Uncommon

Native to North Carolina

 


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Common Name: Biennial Waterleaf, Great Waterleaf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrophyllum appendiculatum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum appendiculatum   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Rich mesic forests

Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Fernleaf Phacelia, Purple Phacelia, Forest Phacelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia bipinnatifida   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia bipinnatifida   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia bipinnatifida 160-05-001   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, especially where rocky; also popular as a native plant for horticultural use, and sometimes found as a persistent or spreading from horticultural use

Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Appalachian Phacelia, Smallflower Phacelia, Small-flowered Scorpion Weed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia dubia var. dubia   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia dubia var. dubia   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia dubia 160-05-002   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplain forests, other moist and rich forests, rocky forests, fields, roadsides, granitic flatrocks

Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Georgia Phacelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia dubia var. georgiana   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia dubia var. georgiana   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia dubia 160-05-002?   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Granitic flatrocks

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia maculata   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia maculata   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia maculata 160-05-003   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomlands, granitic flatrocks

Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Coville's Phacelia, Eastern Buttercup Phacelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia covillei   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia covillei   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia ranunculacea 160-05-004   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Rich soils of floodplains, and contiguous terraces and slopes

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon Common Name: Miami-mist

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia purshii   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia purshii   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia purshii 160-05-005   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests on floodplains and slopes

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Fringed Phacelia, Blue Ridge Phacelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phacelia fimbriata   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia fimbriata   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia fimbriata 160-05-006   FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests on slopes and floodplains, at low to high elevations, perhaps mainly over circumneutral soils, often locally abundant

Uncommon in NC Mountains

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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"The following chronological synopsis of flora accounts of Microstegium is instructive: not treated by Small (1933), 'local' (Fernald 1950), 'rarely introduced and possibly not established' (Gleason & Cronquist 1952), 'sporadically naturalized' (Godfrey & Wooten 1979), 'a rapidly spreading pernicious invader on moist ground, too common' (Wofford 1989)... This species has become a very serious pest, now ranking as one of the most destructive introduced plants in our area, forming extensive and dense patches, sprawling over and eliminating nearly all other herbaceous plants. Eradication is very difficult, and considering its obvious colonizing abilities, only temporary." — Alan S. Weakley in Flora of the Southeastern US (2023)