Apteria aphylla
nodding nixie
Family
Burmanniaceae
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
scale-like
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
purple, white
Flower Month
August - October
Height (meters)
0.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Tiny white flowers with lavender spots on red thread-like stems never over 6" tall.
Habitat
In decaying leaves of moist woods and on edge of bogs.