Sabulina fontinalis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusSabulina
Species:Sabulina fontinalis (Short & R. Peter) Dillenb. & Kadereit
Common NameAmerican Water Starwort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value
StatusNative
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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

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: Clark (KY), Franklin (KY), Jessamine (KY), Woodford (KY), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hickman (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Maury (TN), Trousdale (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0018884 Lincoln Tennessee 19 Apr 2002 Dwayne Estes
03180		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0051131 Williamson Tennessee 01 Apr 2005 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0101555 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0082902 Franklin Kentucky 09 May 1983
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0048567 Lewis Tennessee 27 Apr 1982 R. Kral
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018882 Giles Tennessee 27 Apr 2001 Dwayne Estes
01968		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018886 Williamson Tennessee 15 Apr 1993 Alexa McKerrow
93-007		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0083445 Woodford Kentucky 05 May 1981 Max Medley
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018883 Franklin Kentucky 01 Jun 2006 D. Estes, B.E. Wofford, R. Small
08975		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018885 Lincoln Tennessee 28 Apr 2004 Dwayne Estes
05865		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0048936 Williamson Tennessee 06 May 1989 R. Kral
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018888 Maury Tennessee 20 Apr 2002 Dwayne Estes and Andy Abernathy
03202		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0051716 Williamson Tennessee 06 May 1989 R. Kral
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0044751 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0060627 Jessamine Kentucky 27 Mar 1983 Max Medley
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0051135 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018887 Davidson Tennessee 11 Apr 1993 Alexa McKerrow
93-022		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0085827 Clark Kentucky 05 May 1979 John Macgregor
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0051132 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018890 Trousdale Tennessee 18 Apr 1993 Alexa McKerrow
93-015		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018891 Lincoln Tennessee 28 Apr 2004 Dwayne Estes
05874		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0018889 Davidson Tennessee 07 May 1992 Milo Pyne with Andrea Shea, Steven McRedmond
92-042		 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0048295 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0052284 Davidson Tennessee 06 May 1982 R. Kral
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0045293 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0083444 Franklin Kentucky 05 May 1981 Max Medley
 APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
APSC0050014 Lincoln Tennessee
APSC
Sabulina fontinalis
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