Aurora's MP
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Posted: May/16/2008 2:46 PM PST
Probably too easy...but it's my first time! Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/17/2008 7:09 AM PST
Hmmm...I have NO idea! 
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Posted: May/17/2008 9:37 AM PST
I'll help you out. It's a native. Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/17/2008 11:24 AM PST
Well, the leaves looks similar to Astilboides/Rodgersia tabularis, but the flowers don't match. Native to where? VA? They sure are pretty! |
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Posted: May/17/2008 2:42 PM PST
Native to the eastern half of the U.S. I'm surprised it's not cultivated as an ornamental. |
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Posted: May/18/2008 4:08 AM PST
Stenanthium gramineum Featherbells |
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Posted: May/18/2008 5:19 AM PST
DING DING DING!!! Ackack's got it! |
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Posted: May/18/2008 5:33 AM PST
Stenanthium gramium - Feather Bells is listed as endangered or threatened in many states in it's range according to the USDA PLANTS database The following information is from: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Natural Areas and Preserves Created: 4/1993 Greg Schneider Database Code: SPGT.J86 STENANTHIUM GRAMINEUM (Ker) Morong. Feather-bells FAMILY: Liliaceae SYNONYMS: Stenanthium robustum S. Wats. (= var. robustum (S. Wats.) Fern. HABIT: Stems arising from bulbous base are leafy below, reduced upwards to panicle, 0.25-1.9 m; flowers and fruits June-Sept. SIMILAR SPECIES: This genus, with only one species in Ohio, is very distinctive with its long grass-like leaves, panicled inflorescence and many smallish white flowers. Two types of flowers are present. Flowers of panicle branches are staminate, whereas flowers of the terminal unbranched axis are perfect. TOTAL RANGE: PA, OH, IN and MO, s. to FL and AR. HABITAT: Moist rocky woods, rich wooded slopes; most frequent on acid soils. HAZARDS: Possibly overgrowth by woody species as a result of succession; destruction of habitat by mining or logging. RECOVERY POTENTIAL: Possibly poor; the species appears to be difficult to transplant (Deam 1940). |
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Posted: May/18/2008 8:34 AM PST
Congratulations, AckAck! I was fooled thinking the leaves behind the inflorescence were the ones belonging to the plant.  I've never seen this one. I learn something new every day!  Thanks, Aurora!
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Posted: May/18/2008 11:46 AM PST
Congratulations Ackack. Excellent MP Aurora. |
