Mitreola sessilifolia
swamp hornpod, small-leaved mitrewort
Family
Loganiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
June - August
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Similar to Mitreola petiolata which, as the name implies, has petioles, while Mitreola sessilifolia has sessile leaves.
Natural History
Grows on seepage slopes, in bogs, wet savannahs, and along wooded streams in Louisiana and eastern Texas. It ranges from Florida to Texas and north to Virginia.
Habitat
Moist low places, chiefly in the coastal plains.