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Your search found 15 taxa in the family Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Waterpod, Waterleaf
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrolea quadrivalvis FAMILY: Hydroleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea quadrivalvis FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrolea quadrivalvis 160-01-001 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in swamp forests, backwater sloughs, marshes, ditches
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Hydrolea, Skyflower
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrolea corymbosa FAMILY: Hydroleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea corymbosa FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrolea corymbosa 160-01-002? FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in pond cypress savannas, depression meadows
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Ovate False Fiddleleaf, Blue Waterleaf, Hairy Hydrolea
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Hydrolea ovata FAMILY: Hydroleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrolea ovata FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in swamps, ponds, ditches
Rare in GA
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Jamaica Weed
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Nama jamaicense FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nama jamaicense FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nama jamaicensis 160-02-001 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in lawns
Waif(s)
Native: tropical America including south FL & TX
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Common Name:
Baby Blue Eyes
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Nemophila aphylla FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nemophila aphylla FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nemophila microcalyx 160-03-001 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in moist, nutrient-rich floodplain forests
Uncommon (but locally abundant)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mapleleaf Waterleaf, Broadleaf Waterleaf, Canada Waterleaf, Bluntleaf Waterleaf
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Hydrophyllum canadense FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum canadense FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum canadense 160-04-001 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in cove forests, rocky streambanks, other moist & nutrient-rich forests
Common in Mountains of GA & NC, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Waterleaf, Largeleaf Waterleaf
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Hydrophyllum macrophyllum FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum macrophyllum FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum macrophyllum 160-04-002 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in cove forests and other moist rocky forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Waterleaf, Eastern Waterfleaf
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Hydrophyllum virginianum + FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum virginianum FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrophyllum virginianum 160-04-003 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in cove forests, moist rocky forests, alluvial forests
Common or uncommon, depending on province and variety
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name: Biennial Waterleaf, Great Waterleaf
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Hydrophyllum appendiculatum FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrophyllum appendiculatum FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in rich forests
Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fernleaf Phacelia, Purple Phacelia, Forest Phacelia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia bipinnatifida FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia bipinnatifida FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia bipinnatifida 160-05-001 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in cove forests, esp where rocky
Common (rare in Piedmont, rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smallflower Phacelia, Appalachian Phacelia, Small-flowered Scorpion Weed
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia dubia var. dubia FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia dubia var. dubia FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia dubia 160-05-002 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in floodplain forests, rocky forests, fields, roadsides, granitic flatrocks
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Georgia Phacelia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia dubia var. georgiana FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia dubia var. georgiana FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia dubia 160-05-002? FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it on granitic flatrocks
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia maculata FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia maculata FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia maculata 160-05-003 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in bottomlands, granitic flatrocks
Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC, rare in NC, rare in SC Mountains, endemic
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Miami-mist
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia purshii FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia purshii FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia purshii 160-05-005 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in moist forests on floodplains & slopes
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fringed Phacelia, Blue Ridge Phacelia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phacelia fimbriata FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phacelia fimbriata FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phacelia fimbriata 160-05-006 FAMILY: Hydrophyllaceae
Look for it in moist forests on slopes & floodplains, at low to high elevations, perhaps mainly over circumneutral soils
Uncommon in NC, rare in GA, endemic to the Southern Appalachians
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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