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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, over circumneutral soils, in GA, VA, and WV on limestone, in NC on slopes and natural levees along the Roanoke River, in SC over gabbro, and westward in circumneutral prairies, oak savannas, calcareous glades and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/Whitish
Radially symmetrical
6 persistent tepals
6 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Pale green to light brown
Capsule

 

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