Galax urceolata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Diapensiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Diapensiaceae
Genus	Galax
Species:	Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt
Common Name	Beetleweed
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	2
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (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: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Pike (KY), Whitley (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Polk (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MEM, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1967 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0077375	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU015775	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Galax urceolata
31234100396256	McCreary	Kentucky	07 May 1999	Ronald L. Jones 9068	EKY Galax urceolata
31234100396231	Bell	Kentucky	01 May 2005	Amy V. McIntosh 742	EKY Galax urceolata
015494	Blount	Tennessee			BOON Galax urceolata
ETSU025791	Johnson	Tennessee	10 May 2014	Adam McCullough DOEM 0425	ETSU Galax urceolata
31973000011945	Bell	Kentucky			KNK Galax urceolata
APSC0015880	Blount	Tennessee			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU025352	Carter	Tennessee	11 Aug 2012	Adam McCullough	ETSU Galax urceolata
ETSU015781	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Galax urceolata
ETSU015784	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Galax urceolata
APSC0087536	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU030441	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Galax urceolata
31973000011944	McCreary	Kentucky			KNK Galax urceolata
APSC0087724	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0087810	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0088645	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0087818	Harlan	Kentucky	12 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0086394	Whitley	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	05 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Galax urceolata
31234100396249	Harlan	Kentucky	07 May 2004	Amy V. McIntosh 141	EKY Galax urceolata
APSC0087538	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0087537	Whitley	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU026918	Hawkins	Tennessee	05 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 191074	ETSU Galax urceolata
MEM004201	Blount	Tennessee	25 Oct 1967	Raymond Athey s.n.	MEM Galax urceolata
UCHT022703	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Galax urceolata
APSC0083461	Whitley	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0087539	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0087809	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU015791	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Galax urceolata
31973000011947	Harlan	Kentucky			KNK Galax urceolata
APSC0087540	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
APSC0093712	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Galax urceolata
ETSU015774	Johnson	Tennessee	12 May 2013	Frosty Levy 13040	ETSU Galax urceolata

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