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Floerkea; False Mermaid; False Mermaid Weed; False Mermaidweed

Floerkea proserpinacoides

Found in moist, rich floodplain forests and adjacent rich lower slopes. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

5
Modest

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

Profile 29%

Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist
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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 7 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

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

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

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

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
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
Limnanthaceae

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

Conservation status

Virginia rankS3
Global rankNot available
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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