Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

The odd flowers are violet-blue; there are usually several atop the stem. In actuality, it is the ovary that is colored blue, with three broad wings. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Burmannia biflora   FAMILY Burmanniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Burmannia biflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 048-01-001:

Burmannia biflora   FAMILY Burmanniaceae

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

Burmannia biflora

COMMON NAME:
Violet Burmannia, Northern Bluethread, Blue Burmannia

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_bubi_001_lvd

        

Keith Bradley    kab_b_biflora_70181

October    Marion County    FL

Ocala National Forest

Corolla blue with a whitish tip, 3-6mm long & wide, and 3-winged, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

Keith Bradley    kab_b_biflora_70190

October    Marion County    FL

Ocala National Forest

A slender almost thread-like stem that grows only to ~ 3-4", with a few tiny scale-like leaves, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Burmannia biflora   FAMILY Burmanniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Burmannia biflora   FAMILY Burmanniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Burmannia biflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 048-01-001:
Burmannia biflora   FAMILY Burmanniaceae

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