Mecardonia procumbens

(P. Mill.) Small

Baby-jump-up

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140157
Element CodePDSCR16050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPlantaginales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusMecardonia
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 Date1993-08-02
Change Date1993-08-12
Edition Date1993-08-02
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
S. FL through subtropical and tropical America and the West Indies.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shaded lawns, low pastures, sandy or gravelly woodbanks and marshy places, meadows, hammocks, 100-3900 feet.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasSUYes
FloridaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
References (4)
  1. Adams, C. D. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies. Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.