Gratiola quartermaniae

Classification	Dicots
Family	Plantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Gratiola
Species:	Gratiola quartermaniae D. Estes
Common Name	Limestone Hedgehyssop
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Simpson (KY), Warren (KY), Giles (TN), Marshall (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0195477	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Gratiola quartermaniae
TENN-V-0195476	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0063349	Simpson	Kentucky	09 May 1978	Max Medley	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
TENN-V-0195478	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0065499	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0002670	Giles	Tennessee	27 Apr 2001	Dwayne Estes 1944	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0002671	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 May 2003	Claude Bailey and David Lincicome S.N.	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0054892	Simpson	Kentucky	01 May 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0055912	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0040525	Rutherford	Tennessee	03 Jun 2009	Dwayne Estes	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0025320	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0104526	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0063850	Warren	Kentucky	03 May 1982	Max Medley	APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
APSC0049915	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Gratiola quartermaniae
TENN-V-0195479	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Gratiola quartermaniae

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Gratiola quartermaniae

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