P h o t o b y J o h n M a c G r e g o r
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Habitat:
Marshes, wet meadows, and damp prairies (Gleason & Cronquist 1991); also fens and spray zones around waterfalls (Weakley 1998); peaty or boggy soils; in KY, found on moist exposed rocky sandstone ledge.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Mid July to late September.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Herbs with leaves pinnately compound (7-15 leaflets) and progressively reduced up the stems. Flowers with no petals and with 4 sepals. Inflorescence a dense spike or head, 1 to several per plant, long-pedunculate, hypanthium urceolate, contracted at the mouth and four-angled.
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Management:
Timber removal would be detrimental. Disturbance such as ATV trails, timber removal or any activity that results in increased erosion and weed invasion will be detrimental.
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Global Range:
Nfld. to Ga., W. to Que. and Ill.; same or a similiar species in Pacific NW and E. Asia. Considered rare in Mich., Ky., Ind., Oh., Md., Vir., Tenn.
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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