White-nymph

Trepocarpus aethusae

Found in rich moist forests, floodplain forests, esges of swamps, calcareous glades, sometimes weedy in disturbed soils. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: Up to about 2 feet
Light: Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture: Dry to wet

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At a glance

Life cycle: Annual
Bloom: May to June

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Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 43 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement.

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Regional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Limestone cedar glade. Shown: Cedar Glade Number 5, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia, a neighboring state.Cedar Glade Number 5, Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, Catoosa County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Habitats

Moist forests; floodplain and bottomland forests; swamps; glades, barrens and outcrops on limestone.

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Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Apiaceae
Flower color: White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “May to June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 2 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

White Nymph

Conservation status

Alabama rank	SNR
Global rank	G4G5
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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White-nymph

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Natural habitats

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