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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glossostigma cleistanthum   FAMILY Phrymaceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glossostigma cleistanthum   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

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

Glossostigma cleistanthum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Glossostigma cleistanthum

 

COMMON NAME:
Mudmat


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glossostigma cleistanthum   FAMILY Phrymaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glossostigma cleistanthum   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Glossostigma cleistanthum

 

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4188

Emergent aquatic that also has submerged leaves (rooted); Forb
Emergent plants grow as annuals; submerged plants are perennial

Habitat: Aquatic in oligotrophic lakes, reservoirs, and stormwater retention ponds, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Australia

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Invasive?

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Submerged flowers cleistogamous; emergent flowers pinkish-white
Bilaterally symmetrical
4-5 merous
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
1-2 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
WinterFall
Capsule

 

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