Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Boykinia > Boykinia aconitifoliaBoykinia aconitifolia (Allegheny brookfoam)Synonyms: Boykinia acontifolia (homotypic); Boykinia turbinata; Saxifraga aconitifolia; Therofon aconitifolium (homotypic); Therofon napelloides; Therofon turbinatum; Therophon turbinatum Boykinia aconitifolia, also known as Brook Saxifrage and Allegheny brookfoam, is a species of vascular plant in the genus Boykinia. It is native to the southeastern region of the United States, ranging from West Virginia to Alabama and Georgia. It grows in wet woodlands, on the edges of ponds and lakes, or in other moist areas, flowering in the summer. It has both basal and cauline leaves, with petioles three to eighteen centimeters long. Leaves are generally reniform, but can be orbiculate to cordate with three to seven lobes. The seeds are black with tubercles. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Area acres |
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Species |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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