Plant Details
Pleea tenuifolia [= Tofieldia tenuifolia]
Rush Featherling
Scientific Name: |
Pleea tenuifolia [= Tofieldia tenuifolia] |
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Genus: |
Pleea |
Species Epithet: |
tenuifolia |
Common Name: |
Rush Featherling |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Wet |
Bloom Time: |
September, October |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Locally abundant in wet savannas, pocosin margins,usually in peaty soil, locally abundant in a few counties in se. NC, rare inland (very rarely as far as Cumberand County, NC)...A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic (Weakley 2015). Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain & Sandhills. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Status: |
W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare (*Key) |
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