Phryma leptostachya

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPhrymaceae
Family (Traditional)Verbenaceae
GenusPhryma
Species:Phryma leptostachya L.
Common NameAmerican Lopseed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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 (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Phryma leptostachya var. confertifolia Phryma leptostachya var. confertifolia Fernald
Phryma leptostachys Phryma leptostachys L.

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: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Breathitt (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Graves (KY), Green (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Washington (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100566304 Anderson Kentucky 26 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
418
EKY
Phryma leptostachya
APSC0119317 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Phryma leptostachya
TENN-V-0200723 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Phryma leptostachya
31234100718343 Barren Kentucky 21 Jun 1995 Charles J. Lapham
334
EKY
Phryma leptostachya
31234100566312 Bath Kentucky 27 Jul 1984 Julian Campbell
668
EKY
Phryma leptostachya
31234100566320 Bell Kentucky 21 Sep 1978 Richard H. Hannan
331
EKY
Phryma leptostachya
31234100566338 Bell Kentucky 04 Jul 2005 Amy V. McIntosh, John McIntosh
1098
EKY
Phryma leptostachya
BEREA017844 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Phryma leptostachya
TENN-V-0200724 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Phryma leptostachya
APSC0008305 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Phryma leptostachya
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Plant Photos

Phryma leptostachya - Dwayne Estes
Phryma leptostachya - Dwayne Estes
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Milo Pyne
Phryma leptostachya - Milo Pyne
Phryma leptostachya - Milo Pyne
Phryma leptostachya - Milo Pyne
Phryma leptostachya - Tara Littlefield
Phryma leptostachya - Tara Littlefield
Phryma leptostachya - Tara Littlefield
Phryma leptostachya - Tara Littlefield
Phryma leptostachya - Theo Witsell
Phryma leptostachya - Theo Witsell
Phryma leptostachya - Theo Witsell
Phryma leptostachya - Theo Witsell
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw
Phryma leptostachya - Joey Shaw