NEW AND NOTEWORTHY VASCULAR PLANT RECORDS FOR ALABAMA

Ten non-native species (Achyranthes japonica var. hachijoensis, Atocion armeria, Citrullus amarus,
Cuscuta japonica, Cymbalaria muralis, Dioscorea alata, Grindelia ciliata, Odontonema cuspidatum,
Paederia foetida, and Parentucellia viscosa), four native species (Clematis versicolor, Heteranthera
multiflora, Pellaea glabella, and Quercus xbeadleii), five historic or uncommon species (Asplenium rutamuraria var. cryptolepis, Erigeron divaricatus, Philadelphus pubescens, Triglochin striata, and Wolffiella gladiata), plus two varieties (Paronychia erecta var. erecta and Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia) of vascular plants are reported here as new to Alabama. A collection made in 2015 confirms the presence of Erigeron divaricatus in the state (previously known collections were prior to 1905). Similarly, Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis was recently collected from multiple sites in two Alabama counties (last
collected in 1877).

Barger, T.W., A. Cressler, B. Finzel, A. Highland, W.M. Knapp, F, Nation, A.R. Schotz, D.D. Spauldig, & C.T.Taylor. 2019. New and Noteworthy Vascular Plant Records from Alabama. Phytoneuron 2019-17: 1–7. http://www.phytoneuron.net/2019Phytoneuron/16PhytoN-AlabamaRecords.pdf