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Carolina Bishopweed (Ptilimnium ahlesii)

P. ahlesii in seed Photo Credit: TJ Snider

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Apiaceae
State: GA, NC, SC
Nature Serve ID: 155204
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/05/2019

Description:

Erect, branched annual herb with leaves divided into filiform divisions, sometimes appearing undivided and quill-like towards base of plant due to loss of leaflets. Distinguished from similar Ptilimnium capillaceum by having larger fruits (3-5 mm long), earlier flowering (May to early June), and fewer mid-stem leaf segments (15-30), whereas P. capillaceum has fruits 1.5-3 mm long, flowers from June to August, and has mid-stem leaf segments numbering over 50.

Where is Carolina Bishopweed (Ptilimnium ahlesii) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Ptilimnium ahlesii is found in freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes along the Combachee, Savannah, and Waccamaw River drainages and are often found on floating mats. Threats to this species include Phragmites invasion and tidal surges resulting from climate change.

Distribution:

Found along the Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

States & Provinces:

Carolina Bishopweed can be found in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Which CPC Partners conserve Carolina Bishopweed (Ptilimnium ahlesii)?

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 08/05/19

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Conservation Actions

Jessica Stephens, Jason Ligon, Lila Uzzell

08/05/2019

Seed was collected from July 17-19, 2019 from three sites (Waccamaw NWR in SC, ACE Basin in SC, and Savannah NWR in GA). Ten maternal lines were collected from Waccamaw NWR (accession #: C-20190530-xxx) for a total of 107 seeds. Three maternal lines were collected from ACE Basin (accession #: C-20190532-xxx) for a total of 12 seeds. Two maternal lines were collected from Savannah NWR (accession #: C-20190531-xxx) for a total of 26 total seeds.