P h o t o b y K S N P C S t a f f
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Habitat:
Limestone glades.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Mid June to mid September.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
This diminuitive plant has crowded succulent leaves that are terete (round) and long linear in shape. The flowers are born on a scape that extends above the leaves. These plants are found on open rocky/gravelly ground. The styles are longer than the stamens and this distinguishes it from the other species in the state.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
Nashville Basin and calcareous lowlands of middle Tennessee and northern Alabama (Kral no date). Also occurs in Kentucky (Kartesz and Meacham 1999).
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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