Gratiola quartermaniae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Gratiola
- Species
- Gratiola quartermaniae
- Scientific Name
- Gratiola quartermaniae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Gratiola quartermaniae
Gratiola quartermaniae, commonly known as the Quarterman's hedge-hyssop or limestone hedge-hyssop, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. It is native to eastern North America.
This species has a highly fragmented range. It is most common in the Interior Low Plateaus of Alabama and Tennessee. There are disjunct populations in the Edwards Plateau of Texas, northern Illinois, the Pennyroyal Plain of Kentucky, and to southern Ontario. In each of these wide-ranging locations it is found on areas of pooling water over flat limestone outcrops, in habitats such as cedar glades and alvars. It is likely that this newly described species is more widespread than is currently realized. Due to its highly scattered range and restricted habitat, as well as the threat of habitat destruction in middle Tennessee, this species is considered vulnerable.
This species was first described in 2007. It is closely related to Gratiola neglecta, which collections were previously identified as. It is distinguished by its more linear leaves, its nearly hairless midstem, and its thicker seeds.
It produces tubular, cream-colored flowers in the spring.
...Gratiola quartermaniae in languages:
- English
- Quarterman's Hedge-hyssop
- French
- gratiole de Quarterman
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Gratiola amphiantha
- Gratiola aurea
- Gratiola bogotensis
- Gratiola brevifolia
- Gratiola concinna
- Gratiola ebracteata
- Gratiola flava
- Gratiola floridana
- Gratiola graniticola
- Gratiola heterosepala
- Gratiola hispida
- Gratiola japonica
- Gratiola linifolia
- Gratiola nana
- Gratiola neglecta
- Gratiola officinalis
- Gratiola oresbia
- Gratiola pedunculata
- Gratiola peruviana
- Gratiola pilosa
- Gratiola pubescens
- Gratiola pumilo
- Gratiola quartermaniae
- Gratiola ramosa
- Gratiola sexdentata
- Gratiola virginiana
- Gratiola viscidula































































































































































