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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Gratiola lutea
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola aurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gratiola lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Gratiola lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gratiola aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Gratiola aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-07-003:
Gratiola aurea FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gratiola aurea
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_grau_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgaurea_wac1
June
Leaf width intermediate between G. ramosa (1-2mm) & G. neglecta (2-12mm), per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgaurea_wac2
June
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgaurea_wac3
June
Flowers long-stalked in leaf axils, 2-lipped with lower lip 3-lobed, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Gratiola lutea
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola aurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gratiola lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Gratiola lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gratiola aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Gratiola aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-07-003:
Gratiola aurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gratiola aurea
2483
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: blackwater river banks, pondcypress savannas in Carolina bays, other acidic wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Clear golden yellow, yellow-orange
Pedicel ≥0.5x the length of the subtending leaf
5 sepals
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla (apparently 4-lobed, but the upper two lobes are fused)
2 fertile stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in axils of leafy bracts
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p444
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p076
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p089
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