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Unknown wetland plant

11 years ago

I found this growing in a bottomland hardwood forest in northeastern Texas. Thought it was in Rubiaceae, then thought Lycopus, now I'm back on Rubiaceae, but no species in my Northcentral Texas Flora key matches. Any idea? Has a square stem, non-fragrant, with stipules at the leaf bases.

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User
11 years ago
Borreria species?

Here is a link that might be useful: Borreria
User
11 years ago
Or better still Spermacoce glabra?

Here is a link that might be useful: Spermacoce
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This was on an old, protected prairie site. But that doesn't mean the plants weren't introduced many years ago. The other genus that seems possible is Hymenocallis. Not sure about those rounded leaf tips, though. I'll be returning to that area several times this season, because it had a managed burn last winter. That makes special plants like Drosera brevifolia easier to see.
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Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks! Second one's it.

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