Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Mayaca from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Mayaca fluviatilis
FAMILY
Mayacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mayaca fluviatilis
FAMILY
Mayacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 034-01-002:
Mayaca fluviatilis
FAMILY
Mayacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Mayaca fluviatilis
COMMON NAME:
Stream Bogmoss
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_mayaca_fluviatilis1
June Richmond County NC
The very leafy creeping stems resemble a moss or clubmoss, hence the name, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_mayaca_fluviatilis1b
June Richmond County NC
Single pink flowers, 7-12mm across, grow from slender erect stalks, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.