Stenanthium gramineum

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Family:MELANTHIACEAE
Species:Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong
Common Name:Eastern Featherbells; Featherfleece
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:STGR2
Plant Notes:Eastern Featherbells is a native herbaceous perennial in the Bunchflower family (Melanthiaceae). It is native primarily to the northeastern portion of Alabama. Eastern Featherbells occurs in moist hardwood forests, on roadside banks, and in open, rocky woods. It is a perennial with a slender bulb surrounded by a fibrous coat formed from old leaf bases. Leaves are mostly basal. The leaves are linear in outline, glabrous, with entire margins. The leaves are alternate on the stem and rapidly reduced in size to bracts. Flowers are produced in open terminal panicles. The fragrant flowers are rotate and have 6 white to greenish-yellow tepals. The fruit is a capsule. Eastern Featherbells is sometimes available from wildflower nurseries. It prefers a slightly acidic, well-draining soil that is rich in organic matter. It can be grown under light shade but best flowering occurs in full sun. Mature clumps can be separated when dormant and plants can also be grown from seed.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family
Genus Stenanthium
Species Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawl.) Morong - Eastern Featherbells; Featherfleece

Citation

Citation Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5(8): 110. 1894.
Basionym: Helonias graminea Ker Gawl. 1813.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Helonias graminea Helonias graminea Ker Gawler, Bot. Mag. 39: pl. 1599. 1813.  
Stenanthium angustifolium Stenanthium angustifolium (Pursh) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 190. 1843.Veratrum angustifolium Pursh 1814. 
Stenanthium gramineum var. robustum Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong, var. robustum (S. Watson) Fernald, Rhodora 48: 148. 1946.Stenanthium robustum S. Watson 1879. 
Stenanthium gramineum var. typicum Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong, var. typicum Fernald, Rhodora 48: 151. 1946, nom. inadmiss.Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong 1894; Helonias graminea Ker Gawler 1813. 
Stenanthium robustum Stenanthium robustum S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 278. 1879. PENNSYLVANIA: Clarion Co.: Sligo Furnace, Aug 1859, Lowrie s.n. (lectotype: GH). Lectotypified by Fernald, Rhodora 48: 149. 1946.
Stenanthium gramineum var. micranthum Stenanthium gramineum (Ker Gawler) Morong, var. micranthum Fernald, Rhodora 48: 148. 1946. SOUTH CAROLINA: Greenville Co.: Caesar's Head, 28 Jul 1881, Smith s.n. (holotype: GH).
Veratrum angustifolium Veratrum angustifolium Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 242. 1814. "Virginia and Carolina",
Xerophyllum gramineum Xerophyllum gramineum (Ker Gawler) Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 235. 1818.Helonias graminea Ker Gawler 1813. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1981

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00007684 Bibb 16 Aug 1875 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AMAL00019093 Calhoun 11 Aug 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4335		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker.) Morong
SAMF0003023 Lawrence 18 Jun 2006 England, J. Kevin
504		 SAMF
Melanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
UNA00021706 DeKalb 10 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51070		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103088 Calhoun 22 Aug 1987 Lawler, Carol L.
1588		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103103 Jackson 20 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1313		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AUA_ACC_26801 Tallapoosa 22 Jul 1974 Hutto, T.A.
417		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_62746 Crenshaw 20 Jul 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13481		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103106 Talladega 14 Aug 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4773		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UNA00062257 Etowah 07 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11898		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103093 Cleburne 25 Aug 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10248		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AMAL00001193 Cleburne 11 Aug 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11528		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl) Morong var. micranthum Fern
AMAL00022147 Clay 01 Sep 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8582		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_13940 Cherokee 15 Jul 1967 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong Var. Gramineum
JSU103098 Cleburne 14 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
336		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103089 Calhoun 31 Jul 1996 Hruska, Susan E.
1393		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AUA_ACC_37856 DeKalb 19 Aug 1981 O'Halloran, K.
411		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103091 Clay 7 May 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10005		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AUA_ACC_50180 Crenshaw 2 Aug 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6197		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
TROY000011261 Lee Freeman, John D.
s.n.		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong var. gramineum
ALNHS00007806 Cleburne 03 AUG 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5793		 ALNHS
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_53434 Jackson 13 Jun 1991 Gunn, Scott C.
2017		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_13060 Cleburne 16 Oct 1966 Koelling, Alfred C.
 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_33174 Bibb 10 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
351		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103105 Randolph 29 May 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1104		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AMAL00012635 Cleburne 25 Aug 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12393		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl) Morong var. micranthum
UWAL0018574 Clay 01 Sep 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8582		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103099 Jackson 8 Aug 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8795		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103104 Jefferson 23 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
325		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AMAL00010587 Cherokee 1976 Atkinson, T.A.
1899		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker.) Morong
TROY000037945 Coosa 12 Sep 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
JSU103087 Bibb 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
13941		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103101 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1050		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UWAL0004949 Clay 16 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67662		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker.) Morong
TROY000025844 Etowah 07 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11898		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong var. gramineum
AUA_ACC_53177 Pike 30 Jun 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5930		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AMAL00014077 Talladega 16 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67669		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
JSU103092 Clay 12 Sep 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3328		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UWAL0005007 Cleburne 25 Aug 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12393		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
ALNHS00007924 Cleburne 03 Aug 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5793		 ALNHS
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_36258 DeKalb 2 Jun 1980 Owsley, C.Michael
608		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA000043214 Cullman Wolf, Wolfgang
547		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_34036 Shelby 16 May 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1368		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
ALNHS00008611 Calhoun 03 Aug 1993 Oberholster, Chris
CO#813		 ALNHS
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AMAL00009079 Jackson 20 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1313		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl) Morong var. gramineum
AUA_ACC_49400 Henry 25 Aug 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5396		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong Var. Robustum (S. Wats.) Fern.
UWAL0004950 Talladega 16 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67669		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker.) Morong
JSU103094 Cleburne 8 Nov 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14796		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UNA00007689 Chilton 22 Aug 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
UWAL0047702 Randolph 21 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2391		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AMAL00008288 Etowah 07 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11898		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl) Morong
UNA00007699 Jackson 21 Aug 1949 Segars, Charles B.
153		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong var. robustum (S. Wats.) Fern.
TROY000011260 Henry 08 Jun 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10658		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong var. gramineum
AMAL00021628 Lawrence 18 Jun 2006 England, J. Kevin
504		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103102 Jackson 20 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1313		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
JSU103095 Etowah 4 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1802		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AUA_ACC_64456 Randolph 29 May 1985 Nixon, C.F.
1104		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU145270 Cleburne 02 Jun 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
1656		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
TROY000051629 Tallapoosa 30 Sep 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29459		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
JSU103096 Cleburne 25 Sep 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10369		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
AUA_ACC_50759 Pike 13 Jul 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7029		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AUA_ACC_9686 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong Var. Micranthum Fern.
AUA_ACC_60363 Talladega 26 Oct 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1580		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong Var. Micranthum Fern.
JSU103097 Cleburne 15 Sep 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
893		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UNA00007679 Shelby 09 May 1981 Horn, Charles N.
277		 UNA
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
AMAL00001192 Cleburne 15 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11618		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl)
AUA_ACC_71253 Cleburne 4 Aug 1994 Oberholster, Suzanne
423		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
JSU103100 Jackson 8 Aug 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8795		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UWAL0015134 Coosa 12 Sep 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
TROY000046627 Clay 01 Sep 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8582		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
JSU103090 Clay 3 Sep 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
870		 JSU
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
UWAL0017193 Lawrence 18 Jun 2006 England, J. Kevin
504		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong
AUA_ACC_34129 Jefferson 24 May 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1437		 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
TROY000025843 Clay 16 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67662		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong var. gramineum
AUA_ACC_62811 Cleburne 27 Aug 1957 Adams, W.H.
 AUA
Stenanthium Gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
TROY000011259 Crenshaw 20 Jul 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13481		 TROY
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker) Morong var. gramineum
AMAL00014051 Clay 16 Aug 1981 Kral, Robert
67662		 AMAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl) Morong var. micranthum Fern
UWAL0036824 Clay 04 Aug 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10327		 UWAL
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawler) Morong
ALNHS00004373 Elmore 29 Apr 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1684		 ALNHS
Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong
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