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Mecardonia acuminata (Walt.) Small

United States, Florida, Collier, Royal Palm Hammock, Collier-Seminole State Park

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Mecardonia acuminata (Walt.) Small

United States, Florida, Nassau, Wet soil near road s. of Fernandina Beach Airport

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Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade, Field border. Corollas yellow with thin purple veins. Corollas narrow tubular. Origjnally identified by Nancy C. Coile as Mecardonia vandellioides (Kunth) Pennell; annotated 3 March 2016.

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Mecardonia Ruiz & Pav.

United States, Florida, Orange, Lake Buena Vista. Tree Farm at Walt Disney World. Sprawling annual herb in trial beds. Corolla bright yellow. Gold Flake is a Japanese-bred cultivar marketed by Proven Winners, thought to be a hybrid of Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small.

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Mecardonia acuminata (Walt.) Small

United States, Florida, Brevard, Micco Scrub, an EEL property in S part of county. N side of Micco Rd. Grassy area near high-tension powerline. Plant with square stems. Corollas lavender.

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Mecardonia acuminata (Walt.) Small

United States, Florida, Baker, Roadside on north side of Clet Harvey Road, ~0.20 miles to SR 121, 30.10964 N, -82.10280 W.

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Mecardonia acuminata (Walt.) Small

United States, Florida, Charlotte, Unincorporated area 6 miles north of Olga, FL. Caloosa Experimental Range, Highway 31; STR 30/42S/26E. Pine flatwoods, uncommon herb found with Aristida stricta, Andropogon stolonifera, and other grasses. Light blue flowers.

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Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small

United States, Florida, Manatee, Myakka City Community Park, 10060 Wauchula Road, Sec12 T36 R21. Herb with yellow flowers growing as weed in turf.

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United States, Florida, Alachua, UF campus, Dpt of Env Hort trial gardens, N side of Fifield Hall, plot C-37. Cultivated herb to 8 in tall. Corolla yellow with black lines nectar guides.

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United States, Florida, Clarke, Goldflake is the marketing name for the cultivar 'USMECA67', bred in 1999-2000 by Ushio Sakazaki, Shiga, Japan, and patented in 2005 (US Plant Patent 15,777 P2). The patent indicates it is a hybrid of M. caespitosa (Cham.) Pennell and M. Dianthera (Sw.) Pennell, but both of those are now regarded as synonyms of M. procumbens (Mill.) Small. It is disitinguised by its vigorous, lo-growing, spreading habit and abundtant flowers produced over a long period. Athens: Univeristy of Georgia campus, Department of Horticulture Trial Gardens, on West Green Street, between Snelling Dining Commons and Wilson Pharmacy Building. Cultivated in cocntainer in trial garden. Herb 6 inches high. Corolla yellow with purple stripes. Submitted for trialing by Proven Winners, LLC.

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United States, Florida, Alachua, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E University Ave. Disturbed wet ditch in powerline ROW (24). Perennial herb, ca. 40 cm. Leaves ca. 2-3 cm long. Corolla white with purple veins. Fruit a capsule. 29°39'15.6"N 82°17'05.8"W.

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United States, Florida, Alachua, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E University Ave. Degraded sandhill near disturbed mesic mixed oak/pine woodlands (4B). Perennial herb, ca. 30 cm. Leaves ca. 1.5-3 cm long. Corolla white with purple veins. 29°39'31.9"N 82°16'21.3"W.

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United States, Florida, Levy, Goethe State Forest. S side of CR 326, near intersection with Wolf Arbor Rd. Disturbed roadside ditch near longleaf pine sandhill. Perennial herb, ca. 40 cm. Leaves ca. 2-3 cm long. Corolla white with purple veins. 29°16'32.8"N 82°37'12.8"W.

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United States, Florida, Alachua, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E University Ave. Degraded sandhill near disturbed mesic mixed oak/pine woodlands (4B). Perennial herb, ca. 30-40 cm. Leaves ca. 2-2.5 cm long. Fruit a capsule. 29°39'26.6"N 82°16'21.4"W.