Sclerolepis
| Sclerolepis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Sclerolepis |
| Species: | Sclerolepis uniflora |
Sclerolepis is an aquatic plant native to the eastern United States. It lives in ponds and other wet areas. When water is abundant, the plant lives underwater, with long stems and flaccid, elongated leaves, and does not flower. When the water level drops, it assumes a form more familiar in terrestrial plants, with an erect stem, and flowers in summer to fall. The flowers are pink.[1]
Sclerolepis is fairly common in the south, from Alabama to North Carolina, and has more sparse distribution as far north as New Hampshire.[1]
Classification
Sclerolepis is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the aster family. The only species in the genus is Sclerolepis uniflora. It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Shinnersia and Trichocoronis.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sclerolepis Cassini". Flora of North America.
- ↑ "Shinnersia rivularis (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
External links
- Sclerolepis uniflora by Debra Dunlop, from the New England Plant Conservation Program Conservation and Research Plan