Buchnera americana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Orobanchaceae
Family (Traditional)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Buchnera
Species:	Buchnera americana L.
Common Name	American Bluehearts
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S3] KY[S3S4] (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: Breckinridge (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Edmonson (KY), Hardin (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hardin (TN), Hickman (TN), McNairy (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100661600	Hardin	Kentucky	17 Aug 1978	Ray Cranfill 1432	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661592	Hardin	Kentucky	17 Aug 1978	Ray Cranfill 1442	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661642	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Jul 1976	Raymond Athey 3505	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661634	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Jul 1976	Raymond Athey 3505	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661675	Van Buren	Tennessee	13 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5351	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661659	Van Buren	Tennessee	18 Jul 1988	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661576	Caldwell	Kentucky	30 Aug 1984	Raymond Athey 4982	EKY Buchnera americana
BEREA017444	Trigg	Kentucky			BEREA Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198079	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198097	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198091	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198080	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198103	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198101	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198092	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
31234100661626	Trigg	Kentucky	13 Jul 1994	Gary W. Libby 395	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661618	Laurel	Kentucky	13 Jul 1996	James D. Kiser 430	EKY Buchnera americana
31234100661584	Hardin	Kentucky	31 Aug 1977	Ray Cranfill 514	EKY Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198100	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198094	Hickman	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198098	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0002758	Stewart	Tennessee	02 Jul 1988	Chengxia You S.N.	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0045314	Stewart	Tennessee	26 Jun 2015	Mason Brock with Dwayne Estes 1060	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0087972	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198085	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0002761	Coffee	Tennessee	24 Jul 1955	HR DeSelm 769	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0002756	Stewart	Tennessee	25 Jul 1987	EW Chester and Troy McCarty 87-575	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0002759	Montgomery	Tennessee	09 Aug 1983	Edward W. Chester 83-279	APSC Buchnera americana
MEM006167	Calloway	Kentucky	30 Jul 1973	Raymond Athey 2445	MEM Buchnera americana
MEM015002	Lyon	Kentucky	05 Aug 1978	Raymond Athey 4173	MEM Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198104	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0210294		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0094537	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198082	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198090	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198096	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0002755	Trigg	Kentucky	20 Aug 1967	HC Phillips and William Ellis 3206	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0078245	Warren	Kentucky	26 Jul 1982	Max Medley	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0113448	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0040529	Montgomery	Tennessee	00 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes 9360	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0078243	Coffee	Tennessee	29 Jul 1987	Max E. Medley with John Medley 17546-87	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0113426	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198105	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198083	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198088	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0087970	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0076304	Breckinridge	Kentucky	04 Jul 1988		APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0002757	Trigg	Kentucky	31 Jul 1989	EW Chester, Susan Holt and Bonnie Chester 89-503	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0115024	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0078242	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0115632	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0087973	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0087971	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0002762	Van Buren	Tennessee	09 Sep 2000	VE McNeilus 00-1040	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0002760	Stewart	Tennessee	24 Aug 1990	EW Chester and James Joyner 90-387	APSC Buchnera americana
APSC0078241	Edmonson	Kentucky	15 Jul 1968	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198081	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198089	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0113690	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198084	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0199155	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198102	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198086	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198099	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198087	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198095	Hickman	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
TENN-V-0198093	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Buchnera americana
APSC0078244	Breckinridge	Kentucky	21 Jul 1982	Max Medley	APSC Buchnera americana

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