FNPS Plant Database
Tiedemannia filiformis subsp. filiformis
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
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Genus species:
Family:
APIACEAE
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested. Bruised leaves may produce a rash on bare skin
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Unknown
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Host plant for black swallowtail.
Attracts generalist pollinators.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
The range of this species is primarily the coastal plain from Texas to North Carolina.
A second subspecies (subsp. greenmanii) occurs in the Florida Panhandle where it is endemic and state Endangered
Citations:
BONAP. 2013. North America Plant Atlas. http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Tiedemannia.
Huegel, Craig. 2020. Water Dropwort - Tiedemannia filiformis. http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2020/06/water-dropwort-tiedemannia-filiformis.html.
Huegel, Craig, N. 2012. Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. 1999. Florida Butterfly Gardening. University Press of Florida.
Minno, Marc. Jerry Butler, Donald Hall. 2005. Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants. University Press of Florida, p. 244.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3233 and https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1152.
