Caribbean Wingcup
Schultesia brachyptera
- Native to:
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States
Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865 Walker Arnott, George A. (George Arnott), 1799-1868 Beechey, F. W. (Frederick William), 1796-1856,Schipp, William A,Museu Nacional (Brazil)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Gentianaceae
- Genus:
- Schultesia
- Species:
- Schultesia brachyptera
- USDA Symbol:
- SCHE3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 40 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Found in pine savannas and wet flatwoods that experience periodic fire; resprouts or reseeds following burns.