Savanna Cowbane, Piedmont Cowbane (Oxypolis denticulata) Edge of pine flatwoods and power line savanna in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007
Generally rare to locally uncommon in North Carolina, Savanna Cowbane is on the NC Watch List and grows in seepages in the sandhills and pine savannas in the coastal plain. The old common name of Piedmont Cowbane is a bit of a misnomer.
Savanna Cowbane, Piedmont Cowbane (Oxypolis denticulata) Edge of pine flatwoods and power line savanna in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007
Formerly called Oxypolis ternata, recent research shows that the correct name is O. denticulata.
Savanna Cowbane, Piedmont Cowbane (Oxypolis denticulata) Edge of pine flatwoods and power line savanna in Craven Co., NC 21 Oct 2007
Trifoliate leaves are reduced to slender, linear, blades and leaflets.
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
