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Southern Bluethread

Burmannia capitata

Found in pine savannas, bogs, shores of Coastal Plain depression ponds. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 76%

Height
Up to about 1 foot
Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual
Bloom
July to November

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 11 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Pine savannas

Open, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.

Depression ponds and limesinks

Shallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 103 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (44)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
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
Burmanniaceae
Flower color
White, green or blue

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

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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