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Schoenolirion albiflorum

(Raf.) R.R. Gates

White Sunnybell

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150877

Element CodePMLIL1S010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusSchoenolirion

Synonyms

Schoenolirion elliottiiFeay ex Gray

Other Common Names

white sunnybell (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1999-05-16

Change Date1998-04-16

Edition Date1999-05-16

Edition AuthorsB.A. Sorrie

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Regional endemic with discontinuous range. Populations are scattered. No data on abundance. Incomplete data on extant occurrences. Clearly threatened by habitat conversion. Few protected populations.

Range Extent Comments

Schoenolirion albiflorum occurs in southeastern Georgia through peninsular Florida (where it occurs primarily in the eastern half longitudinally, and then is disjunct to a four county area flanking the Apalachicola River. In Georgia thare are current populations in at least 2 counties (Bacon and Brantley), historical in Berrien, Charlton, Ware, and Wayne. In Florida, there are current populations in at least 8 counties (Bay, Bradford, Dade. Franklin, Gulf, Martin, St. Lucie, and Volusia), historical in 17 others. There are reports from Alabama, but they are erroneous.

Occurrences Comments

Not tracked by Florida and considered very rare in Georgia.

Threat Impact Comments

Threats include conversion of habitat to pine plantations, agriculture, suburbia, and grazing; drainage of wetlands; lowering of water table for human uses.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet pine flatwoods, wet pine savannas, pond cypress/gum depressions, Hypericum ponds, pond cypress prairies, and margins of sawgrass everglades. All of these natural habitats feature high water tables through most of the year, but dry out (or at least lose surficial water) during periods of drought or low rainfall. Schoenolirion album prefers communities with open canopies or where trees are sparsely distributed. Periodic fire is also part of the community profile, but probably only during drought conditions. This species also can be found in wet roadsides that pass through its natural habitats.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S1	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	11,645

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Sherman, H.L. 1969. A Systematic Study of the Genus Schoenolirion (Liliaceae). Ph.D. diss., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tennessee.