Shortia galacifolia Torr. & A.Gray
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Diapensiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lvs orbicular to broadly elliptic or subcordate, 2–7 cm, toothed, on petioles 3–14 cm; scapes 1–2 dm; fls nodding; cor white, rarely pale pink or blue, 1.5–2.5 cm, the broadly rounded lobes conspicuously erose; fr 5–7 mm, surpassed by the persistent, slightly accrescent cal; 2n=12. Shady banks along streams, and in moist, wooded ravines; scattered localities from Amherst Co., Va. to S.C. and Ga. Mar.–Apr. (Sherwoodia g.)