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Search Term(s): Floerkea proserpinacoides   (1 record found)

LIMNANTHACEAE
Meadow-foam Family
Floerkea proserpinacoides  (false mermaidweed)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Floerkea: named for Gustav Heinrich Fl?rke; proserpinacoides: like Proserpinaca probably from proserpo for "creeping"
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Annual Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
April-May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Rich, alluvial floodplain soils; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain
State Status
Uncommon
Piedmont Status
Uncommon
Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Northern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Piedmont)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Piedmont)
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