P h o t o b y K S N P C S t a f f
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Habitat:
Dry sandy pine-oak woods and openings on mountain ridgetops.
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Species Description:
Erect or spreading herb, branching from the base, with narrow alternate leaves and small, pink, distinctively shaped, fringed flowers.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early May to late July.
Fruiting Period: Early June to late July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Loose raceme with well-spaced, distinctly pediceled, rose-purple (to white) flowers with corolla fringed ; largest sepals twice as long as wide. Stems clustered and decumbent, leaves alternate, to 7 mm wide, margins revolute and well distributed on the stem; cleistogamous flowers from base of plant.
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Management:
May tolerate some timber removal if done without excessive soil disturbance (disking/chopping) and if immediate vicinity of plant is protected from debris and direct cutting etc. Exotic pest plants are a threat to this species and should be removed. Avoid creating access to the site through trail or road construction.
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Global Range:
Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario, south through the eastern United States to Florida, west to Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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