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Schwalbea
Sign in to saveSchwalbea americana, commonly known as American chaffseed, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Schwalbea. It is an erect, hemiparasitic, perennial herb in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to the southeastern and Atlantic coastal United States where it is found in wet acidic grasslands. This species has declined tremendously from its historical range due to fire suppression, development and collection, and it is currently listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 6 inbound references to Schwalbea, and connects out to plant, Florida and New Jersey.
Vinony files it under Endangered plants, ESA endangered species and Flora of the United States.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyOrobanchaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Collections
- CAS, BRIT, DOV, USU, BALT, B
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Orobanchaceae
- Image
- Schwalbea americana.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Schwalbea
- taxon name
- Schwalbea
- topic's main category
- Category:Schwalbea
- has fruit type
- capsule
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Life cycle
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Status and conservation
- Recovery plan
- References
- External links
Schwalbea americana, commonly known as American chaffseed, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Schwalbea. It is an erect, hemiparasitic, perennial herb in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to the southeastern and Atlantic coastal United States where it is found in wet acidic grasslands. This species has declined tremendously from its historical range due to fire suppression, development and collection, and it is currently listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schwalbea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.