Mitreola petiolata

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLoganiaceae
Family (Traditional)Loganiaceae
GenusMitreola
Species:Mitreola petiolata (J. F. Gmel.) Torr. & A. Gray
Common NameLax Hornpod; Mitrewort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (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

SynonymFull Citation
Mitreola tracyi Mitreola tracyi
Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Ophiorrhiza lanceolata

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: Bradley (TN), Coffee (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0099459 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0077243 Warren Tennessee 01 Aug 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0113238 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0032997 Bradley Tennessee 21 Aug 2014 Max Medley
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0104899 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0010303 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Sep 2003 Dwayne Estes
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0070416 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0077224 Warren Tennessee 01 Aug 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0116812 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0073080 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0082007 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0010304 White Tennessee
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
APSC0077258 Warren Tennessee 01 Aug 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Mitreola petiolata
HTTU036601 White Tennessee
HTTU
Mitreola petiolata
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Plant Photos

Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Ashley B. Morris
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes
Mitreola petiolata - Dwayne Estes