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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Gratiola amphiantha   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amphianthus pusillus   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Gratiola amphiantha

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Gratiola amphiantha

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Amphianthus pusillus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Amphianthus pusillus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-04-001:

Amphianthus pusillus   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amphianthus pusillus

 

COMMON NAME:
Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus


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Owen Carson    owc_photo_2

February    DeKalb County    GA

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

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Owen Carson    owc_photo_3

February    DeKalb County    GA

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_1002

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_1012

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_1021

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

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Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_3789

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_3797

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_3802

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

Floating leaves about 1/4" long, oval, paired; submerged leaves in a rosette, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_3850

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Keith Bradley    kab_g_amphiantha_3856

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Will Stuart    wil_4467700521_36e2a3bca9

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

Flowers less than 1/4" long, with a short tube and 5 spreading lobes, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).


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image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Will Stuart    wil_6969633183_0ee62273f3

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Gratiola amphiantha, Pool-sprite, Snorkelwort, Little Amphianthus

Will Stuart    wil_8464945135_11688758bb

March    Lancaster County    SC

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve

Somewhat resembles Callitriche, but has floating leaves in single pairs rather than in a whorl, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Gratiola amphiantha   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amphianthus pusillus   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gratiola amphiantha

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Gratiola amphiantha

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amphianthus pusillus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Amphianthus pusillus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-04-001:
Amphianthus pusillus   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amphianthus pusillus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2380

Submersed aquatic that also has floating leaves (rooted); Forb
Annual

Habitat: Vernal pools on granitic flatrocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette (submerged) & opposite (floating)

FLOWER:
Spring
White or pale lavender
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted calyx
2-lipped corolla with 5 spreading lobes
2 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

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