Bartonia virginica
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. |
| Common name: | yellow screwstem |
| Synonomy: | Sangina 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 |
| Flower: | yellowish or straw colored, in stiff racemes or branched cluster, 4 petals |
| Flowering time: | flowers late August to late September |
| Habitat: | dry woods, sandy bogs, low damp ground |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |