PLANTS Profile for Samolus valerandi (seaside brookweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Samolus valerandi L.
seaside brookweed

Symbol:

SAVA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		NI
PR		N
CAN		N

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USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.

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Samolus valerandi L.

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Distribution:
Samolus valerandi L.


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Samolus valerandi L.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 3 species in Samolus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Samolus valerandi L. ssp. parviflorus (Raf.) Hultén. . Image Available.

Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus
seaside brookweed

Distribution of Samolus valerandi L. ssp. valerandi. .

Samolus valerandi ssp. valerandi
seaside brookweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Samolus valerandi L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Samolus L. – brookweed
Species	Samolus valerandi L. – seaside brookweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Samolus valerandi L.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
water pimpernel		Special Concern
New Hampshire:
Samolus parviflorus [=SAVAP]
false water pimpernell		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Samolus parviflorus [=SAVAP]
pineland pimpernel		Endangered
Washington:
Samolus parviflorus [=SAVAP]
water-pimpernel		Sensitive

Introduced Information:
Samolus valerandi L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Samolus valerandi L.

Samolus parviflorus [=SAVAP]:

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OBL

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Samolus valerandi L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504999.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 03:13 PM CDT