WorldFloraDB - Stipulicida setacea

Characteristics

Mostly 1–2 dm, with 1–many wiry stems from the base; basal lvs 0.5–2 cm long overall, with long, slender petiole and short, abruptly expanded blade 1.5–4 mm wide; rosette beset with slender, chaffy scales amongst the lvs; nodal scale-lvs 1–2 mm, commonly with a few fringing bristles toward the base; sep 1–1.5 mm, barely surpassed by the fr. Sandhills and dry sandy pine woods on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla. and La. Apr.–Aug. Ours is the widespread var. setacea. (S. filiformis)

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Plants 5-25 cm. Leaf blades: basal 5-20 mm, cauline 0.5-2.5 mm, margins shallowly to deeply incised, especially toward base. Flowers: petals 1-2.5 mm, equaling or slightly longer than sepals, margins minutely 2-5-toothed near base. Seeds 0.5 mm.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.05 - 0.25

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:159559-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001291582
COL ID	52RV4
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stipulicida setacea Stipulicida filiformis Stipulicida setacea var. setacea Stipulicida setacea var. filiformis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Stipulicida setacea Michx.

Pineland scalypink (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Stipulicida