Lithospermum parviflorum

Lithospermum parviflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Lithospermum
Species: L. parviflorum
Binomial name
Lithospermum parviflorum
Weakley, Witsell, & D. Estes
Synonyms

Onosmodium hispidissimum Mackenzie

Lithospermum parviflorum, commonly called Eastern Prairie Marbleseed,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the forget-me-not family. It is native to the eastern North America.

This species is a robust perennial. It produces a cyme of cream colored flowers in late spring and early summer.[2][3]

Although widespread, this species is spotty and uncommon throughout much of its range. Its preferred habitat, somewhat dry calcareous woodlands, barrens, and glades,[1] has been heavily impacted by agriculture and other land-use changes. The only area this species is considered secure in is the Ridge and Valley region of Virginia and West Virginia.[4][5] In Kentucky, this species has disappeared from many previously known localities since the 1980s.[5] In Missouri, it has been known to be in decline since the 1950s.[3]

It can be distinguished from the similar looking Lithospermum bejariense by having shorter corollas (6-10mm) and nutlets that form a collar around the base. It can be distinguished from the cedar glade endemic Lithospermum molle by having leaves with erect pustular-based hairs.[2] Some rare collections from southern Kentucky appear to be intermediate with Lithospermum molle.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
  2. 1 2 Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
  3. 1 2 Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 648.
  4. ↑ "Onosmodium hispidissimum". NatureServe. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. 1 2 3 Campbell, Julian (2012). "Prairie Gromwell in Kentucky" (PDF). BluegrassWoodland. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
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