Spermolepis echinata

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	APIACEAE
Species:	Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) A. Heller
Common Name:	Bristly Fruit Scale Seed; Beggar's Lice
Habitat:	Sandy roadsides, parking lots, and waste places.
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	SPEC2
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	APIACEAE - Carrot/Parsley family
Genus	Spermolepis
Species	Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) A. Heller - Bristly Fruit Scale Seed; Beggar's Lice

Citation

Citation	Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) A. Heller, Contr. Herb. Frankl. & Marsh. Coll. 1: 73. 1895.
Basionym:	Leptocaulis echinatus Nutt. ex DC. 1830.
Type:	USA: Arkansas. "In Amer. bor. ad Red River" [protologue], T. Nuttall s.n. (holotype: BM; isotype: PH). (fide Nesom 2012)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Apium echinatum	Apium echinatum (Nuttall ex de Candolle) Bentham & Hooker f. ex S. Watson, Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot. 412. 1878.	Leptocaulis echinata Nuttall ex de Candolle 1830.
Leptocaulis echinata	Leptocaulis echinata Nuttall ex de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 107. 1830.		Arkansas: "In Amer. bor. ad Red River" [protologue], T. Nuttall s.n. (holotype: BM; isotype: PH).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Henry, Lee, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Washington

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2019 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
SAMF0005951	Mobile	13 Apr 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5430	SAMF Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000046957	Mobile	09 May 1968	Lelong, Michel G. 4523	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029168	Montgomery	28 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34570	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69641	Montgomery	20 May 1973	Kral, Robert 50250	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
JSU118481	Mobile	26 Mar 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1157	JSU Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029170	Pike	18 Apr 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4458	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69646	Dale	08 Apr 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10247	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029163	Dale	27 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15221	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69654	Montgomery	28 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34570	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0016152	Geneva	24 Apr 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25011	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69643	Escambia	25 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15215	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000001065	Dale	11 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15126	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
JSU143414	Bibb	07 Jun 1996	MacDonald, John R. 9520	JSU Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0043759	Baldwin	29 Apr 2003	Larsen, Harry S. 1241	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) A. Heller
AUA000029160	Conecuh	10 May 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2470	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
UWAL0036325	Mobile	17 Mar 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3731	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) A. Heller
ALNHS00005281	Greene	19 APR 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3242	ALNHS Spermolepis echinata (Nutt.) Heller
TROY000001066	Dale	27 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15521	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69651	Coffee	06 May 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10390	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000029484	Covington	09 Apr 2009	Diamond, Alvin R. 20559	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000039002	Geneva	24 Apr 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25011	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029161	Covington	27 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34547	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69650	Conecuh	19 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96360	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
USAM000001296	Mobile	09 May 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4523	USAM Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69640	Monroe	11 Apr 1964	Kral, Robert 19708	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AMAL00015553	Butler	26 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19068	AMAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000014321	Butler	26 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19068	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029165	Dale	25 May 1991	Diamond, Alvin R. 7379	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69648	Covington	27 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34547	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
USAM000001292	Mobile	31 May 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11102	USAM Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69649	Conecuh	03 May 2002	Diamond, Alvin R. 13872	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
JSU118420	Mobile	28 Mar 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3424	JSU Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0014979	Bullock	29 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 453	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69656	Montgomery	21 May 1993	Kral, Robert 82448	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
AMAL00014547	Conecuh	19 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96360	AMAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0043760	Baldwin	04 Jun 2003	Larsen, Harry S. 1244	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) A. Heller
AUA000029159	Coffee	28 Apr 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 6845	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69642	Mobile	09 May 1968	Lelong, Michel G. 4523	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0010243	Greene	21 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7274	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) Heller
AUA000029166	Geneva	5 May 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 6891	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69647	Dale	27 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15521	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000038325	Bullock	29 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 453	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029158	Bullock	30 Apr 1965	Koelling, Alfred C. 2270	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
UNA00064461	Dale	11 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15126	UNA Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) Heller
AUA000029164	Dale	11 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15126	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
TROY000046873	Baldwin	18 May 1975	Lelong, Michel G. 8465	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
ALNHS00006184	Mobile	21 Mar 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4569	ALNHS Spermolepis echinata (Nutt.) Heller
TROY000001069	Pike	19 Jun 2000	Hall, James A. 58	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AMAL00019952	Mobile	14 May 2013	Horne, Howard E. 2174	AMAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69645	Dale	11 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15126	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029162	Covington	6 May 1979	Crawford, Lloyd C.	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
UWAL0018824	Monroe	21 May 1993	Kral, Robert 82448	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC)
USAM000001294	Mobile	23 Mar 1976	LeLong, Michel G. 9011	USAM Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000040931	Lee	24 Feb 2017	Barger, T. Wayne CSP397	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
ALNHS00005041	Greene	19 APR 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3242	ALNHS Spermolepis echinata (Nutt.) Heller
UWAL0000815	Covington	09 Apr 2009	Diamond, Alvin R. 20559	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC.) Heller
BRIT69652	Barbour	05 Apr 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10085	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0038342	Baldwin	18 May 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8465	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
ALNHS00000647	Mobile	04 Apr 2010	Barger, T. Wayne SP#248	ALNHS Spermolepis echinata (Nutt.) Heller
AUA000029167	Monroe	11 Apr 1964	Kral, Robert 19708	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69644	Dallas	15 Apr 1970	Kral, Robert 38593	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
SAMF0007605	Washington	06 May 2021	Davenport, L.J. 6874	SAMF Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000001067	Dale	27 Apr 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 592	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000001064	Conecuh	03 May 2002	Diamond, Alvin R. 13872	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
USAM000001293	Baldwin	18 May 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8465	USAM Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000014516	Henry	19 Apr 2005	Kral, Robert 96130	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
UWAL0056867	Dallas	12 May 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11130	UWAL Spermolepis echinata (Nutt. ex DC) A.Heller
TROY000014320	Baldwin	23 Mar 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16189	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
AUA000029169	Montgomery	20 May 1973	Kral, Robert 50250	AUA Spermolepis Echinata (Nutt. Ex Dc.) Heller
BRIT69653	Baldwin	16 Apr 1967	Kral, Robert 28374	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000037306	Greene	21 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7274	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
BRIT69655	Montgomery	08 May 2000	Kral, Robert 89585	BRIT Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A. P. de Candolle) Heller
AMAL00016781	Butler	20 May 2009	Diamond, Alvin R. 20722	AMAL Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000001068	Escambia	25 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15215	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
USAM000001295	Mobile	19 Apr 1967	LeLong, Michel G. 3037	USAM Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller
TROY000019689	Conecuh	19 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96360	TROY Spermolepis echinata (Nuttall ex A.P. de Candolle) Heller

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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