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| Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. |
| Common
name: |
yellow screwstem |
| Synonomy: | Sagina virginica L. |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Gentianaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
2-12" |
| Foliage: |
leaves scalelike, in pair, stem wiry |
| Flowers: |
yellowish or straw colored, in stiff racemes or branched cluster, 4 petals |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
flowers late August to late September |
| Habitat: |
dry woods, sandy bogs, low damp ground |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 16. |
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