Murdannia keisak

Classification	Monocots
Family	Commelinaceae
Family (Traditional)	Commelinaceae
Genus	Murdannia
Species:	Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz.
Common Name	Wartremoving Herb; Mud Annie; Marsh Dayflower
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Established Threat; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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: Bell (KY), Floyd (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Bradley (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Humphreys (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000009222	Floyd	Kentucky			KNK Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060548	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060531	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060534	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060537	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060532	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060535	Humphreys	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060539	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060541	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060542	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060550	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060551	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0242197	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060538	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060540	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060547	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060543	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060528	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060530	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060529	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060546	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060545	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060533	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060544	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060536	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060570	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Murdannia keisak
TENN-V-0060549	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Murdannia keisak
UCHT004975	Hamilton	Tennessee	29 Sep 2005	T. Govus MOBE 22	UCHT Murdannia keisak
UCHT004969	Marion	Tennessee	19 Jul 1994	Milo Pyne 94-217	UCHT Murdannia keisak
UCHT004968	Hamilton	Tennessee	17 Sep 1987	Larry Woods	UCHT Murdannia keisak
UCHT004974	Marion	Tennessee	20 Oct 2009	David H. Webb 7317	UCHT Murdannia keisak
UCHT004970	Marion	Tennessee	21 Sep 1994	Milo Pyne 94-367	UCHT Murdannia keisak
UCHT004972	Marion	Tennessee	16 Sep 2010	E. Blyveis 516	UCHT Murdannia keisak
APSC0037914		Kentucky			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0037924	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0037927	Rhea	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0072063	White	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0069380	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0066104	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0066105	Floyd	Kentucky			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0055590	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0037916	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0037915	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0066103	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Murdannia keisak
APSC0037920	Hardin	Tennessee			APSC Murdannia keisak
UCHT037971	Anderson	Tennessee			UCHT Murdannia keisak
UOS06591	Franklin	Tennessee	24 Sep 2013	Jon Evans	UOS Murdannia keisak
31234100041126	Bell	Kentucky	23 Oct 1987	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Murdannia keisak
N/A	Trigg	Kentucky	03 Oct 2006	Edward W. Chester 14702	EKY Murdannia keisak
ETSU001517	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Murdannia keisak
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Murdannia keisak
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	20 Sep 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Murdannia keisak
UCHT037972	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Murdannia keisak

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Murdannia keisak

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