Family - Apocynaceae

Stems - No info yet.

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Adaxial leaf surface.

Abaxial leaf surface.

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Calyx.

Flowering - April - May.

Habitat - Limestone glades, bald knobs, edges of limestone bluffs along streams.

Origin - Native to U.S.

Other info. - This species can be found in just a few southern Missouri counties. The plant can be identified by its dense, very thin leaves, and its big inflorescences of bluish flowers. The typical species has slightly broader leaves that are flat. As seen above, variety filifolia has very thin leaves with revolute margins. The leaves are rugose.

Photographs taken at Bibb County Glades, AL., 5-1-05.