Trautvetteria applanata
| Trautvetteria applanata | |
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| Trautvetteria applanata in bloom | |
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| Trautvetteria applanata foliage (note the palmate leaves) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Trautvetteria |
| Species: | T. applanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trautvetteria applanata Greene | |
Trautvetteria applanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to the east-central and southeastern United States.[2] It was first described by Edward Lee Greene in 1912.[3]
Description and habitat
Trautvetteria applanata is a rhizomatous perennial herb that grows in calcareous habitats, including dolomite bluffs, riverbanks, and moist streamside environments.[4]
Distribution
The species occurs in the eastern and central United States, from eastern Kentucky, central Indiana, western Illinois, and southern Missouri southward through Tennessee to northwestern Georgia, central Alabama, central Arkansas, and northeastern Texas.[4] Additional populations in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are tentatively referred to this species pending further study.[4]
Taxonomy
Trautvetteria applanata was first described in Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism (volume 2, page 191) in 1912 by Edward Lee Greene.[3] The type material originates from the southeastern United States, including Mississippi.[3]
The species has often been included within Trautvetteria caroliniensis, and some taxonomic databases, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), continue to treat it as a synonym of that species.[5] However, more recent regional treatments, including the Flora of the Southeastern United States, recognize it as a distinct species based on morphological and geographic differences.[4]
NatureServe likewise recognizes the species concept but notes that its classification is still under evaluation.[1] The original epithet was spelled "applanta" by Greene, but this is considered a correctable typographical error, with "applanata" now accepted.[1][4]
Conservation
Trautvetteria applanata has not yet been assigned a global conservation rank (GNR) by NatureServe, reflecting uncertainty or ongoing evaluation of its taxonomic status.[1] At the state level, it is considered critically imperiled (S1) in parts of its range, including Arkansas and Mississippi, and possibly critically imperiled (S1?) in North Carolina.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Trautvetteria applanata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Trautvetteria applanata Greene". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Trautvetteria applanata Greene". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cite error: The named reference
FSUS_applanatawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ "Trautvetteria applanata Greene". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 April 2026.