Hydrolea ovata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Hydroleaceae
Family (Traditional)	Hydroleaceae
Genus	Hydrolea
Species:	Hydrolea ovata Nutt. ex Choisy
Common Name	Ovate False Fiddleleaf
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (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: Marshall (KY), Franklin (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, TENN

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

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100484888	Marshall	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Hydrolea ovata
TENN-V-0182729	Marshall	Kentucky			TENN Hydrolea ovata
APSC0102632	Marshall	Kentucky			APSC Hydrolea ovata
APSC0052076	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Hydrolea ovata
MEM005378	Marshall	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Hydrolea ovata
31234100484904	Franklin	Tennessee	07 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5245	EKY Hydrolea ovata
31234100484870	Marshall	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Hydrolea ovata

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Hydrolea ovata

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