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Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
March - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
May - June
Pennywort is a small (7–16 cm tall) native spring ephemeral that can often be hidden in the leaf litter. It is the only member of its genus. Each flower has four white petals fused into a tube that is divided midway into four slightly flaring narrow lobes. Each flower has four stamens with anthers that mature before the stigmas. Pennywort is largely mycoheterotrophic, deriving a substantial amount of its nutrition through fungal networks.
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22 April 2013
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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25 April 2012
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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14 January 2023
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (plant emerging in winter) 
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11 May 2022
The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Lee County, VA 
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27 March 2024
Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA 
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1 April 2023
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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26 April 2026
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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