Ipheion uniflorum

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Family:AMARYLLIDACEAE
Species:Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Raf.
Common Name:Springstar
Habitat:Lawns, roadsides, old home sites, city green spaces.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Springstar is an introduced, herbaceous perennial from a bulb in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It is native to Argentina and Uruguay. It has been widely planted as an ornamental and has naturalized in Australia, Europe, and North America. In Alabama it can be found throughout the state. Springstar grows in lawns, in cemeteries, and on roadsides. It is a scapose perennial from a bulb. Leaves are linear, flat, glabrous, and entire. The leaves have a garlic-like odor when crushed. Flowers are solitary on an erect scape. The flowers are salverfrom to rotate in outline with 6 lobes. The flowers are white, blue, or lavender in color with the midrib darker. The stamens are of 2 lengths, with the longer ones reaching the top of the tube. The stigma is 3 lobed. Each bulb produces multiple flowering stems. The fruit is a capsule with several black seed. Springstar is widely available from nurseries that specialize in bulbs, and several cultivars varying in color are available. It prefers a sunny location and is deer resistant. Springstar can be used in Alpine gardens or naturalized in lawns. It spreads rapidly from off-sets. This species is sometimes listed under the name Tristigma uniflorum (Lindl.) Traub.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:Sassone, A.B., L.M. Giussani, and S. Arroyo-Leuenberger. 2017. Lectotypification and correct author citation of Ipheion uniflorum (Amaryllidaceae), with a new synonym. Annales Botanici Fennici, 54: 99-103.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE - Amaryllis family
Genus Ipheion
Species Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Raf. - Springstar

Citation

Citation Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 12. 1837.
Basionym: Milla uniflora Graham 1833.
Type: ARGENTINA: plentyfull in dry banks near Buenos Aryes, John Tweedie s.n. (lectotype: E-00279869; isolectotypes: E-00279868, K-642142). Lectotypified by A.B. Sasson, L.M. Giussani, & S.Arroyo-Leuenberger. Ann. Bot. Fennici 54: 100. 2017

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Tristagma uniflorum Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub, Pl. Life (Stanford) 19: 61. 1963.  
Triteleia uniflora Triteleia uniflora Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: 1293. 1837.  

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: Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Conecuh, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Fayette, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1975

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
TROY000045108 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
486		 TROY
Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub
UWAL0046576 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
486		 UWAL
Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Rafinesque
TROY000035026 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
310		 TROY
Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub
UWAL0011085 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
310		 UWAL
Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Rafinesque
AUA000027576 Butler 26 Mar 1985 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
198		 AUA
TRISTAGMA UNIFLORUM (LINDL.) TRAUB
AUA000027574 Butler 8 Mar 2003 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
13784		 AUA
TRISTAGMA UNIFLORUM (LINDL.) TRAUB
UNA00060603 Butler 08 Mar 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13784		 UNA
Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Raf.
TROY000011181 Butler 08 Mar 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13784		 TROY
Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub
JSU102271 Calhoun 06 Apr 1983 Reedy, Jane
32		 JSU
Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub
JSU102272 Calhoun 07 Apr 1983 Griffin, T.P.
43		 JSU
Tristagma uniflorum (Lindley) Traub
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