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Loganiaceae > Mitreola (Hornpod, Mitrewort)

Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata) Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Formerly classified as Cynoctonum mitreola, Lax Hornpod is uncommon in the eastern half of North Carolina in various moist to wet habitats like edges of swamps and ditches.

Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata) Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata) Lax Hornpod (Mitreola petiolata)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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