Lithospermum bejariense

Classification	Dicots
Family	Boraginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Lithospermum
Species:	Lithospermum bejariense A. DC.
Common Name	Carolina Puccoon; Southwestern Marbleseed
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native
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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: Crittenden (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Decatur (TN), Meigs (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0040130	Lyon	Kentucky			APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0032387	Meigs	Tennessee	10 Oct 1980	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0061285	Livingston	Kentucky	08 Aug 1980	Max Medley	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0040131	Lyon	Kentucky			APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0061284	Livingston	Kentucky	08 Aug 1980	Max Medley	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0021637	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0061283	Livingston	Kentucky	08 Aug 1980	Max Medley	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0060833	Crittenden	Kentucky	16 Jun 1975	Raymond Athey	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0021639	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0060834	Crittenden	Kentucky	16 Jun 1975	Raymond Athey	APSC Lithospermum bejariense
APSC0021638	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Lithospermum bejariense
31234100315686	Livingston	Kentucky	16 Jun 1976	Raymond Athey 3433	EKY Lithospermum bejariense
31234100732963	Livingston	Kentucky	21 Jul 1979	Max E. Medley 1220-79	EKY Lithospermum bejariense
31234100315702	Decatur	Tennessee	07 Jun 1981	H. R. DeSelm 4	EKY Lithospermum bejariense
31234100315678	Crittenden	Kentucky	30 May 1969	Elizabeth M. Browne 69E11.19	EKY Lithospermum bejariense

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Lithospermum bejariense

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