Onosmodium virginianum

Onosmodium virginianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Onosmodium
Species:	O. virginianum
Binomial name
Onosmodium virginianum (L.) A.DC.
Synonyms
Lithospermum virginianum

Onosmodium virginianum

Onosmodium virginianum, common names gravel-weed, wild Job's tears, false gromwell, and Virginia false-gromwell is perennial plant native to the eastern United States. ^[1]

Distribution and habitat

O. virginianum's range stretches from Louisiana to Florida, and northwards to New York and Massachusetts. ^[2]

This species has been observed in environments with dry, loamy soil, such as that found in sandhill and longleaf pine communities. ^[3]

Conservation status

It is endangered in Connecticut, ^[4] Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state), extirpated in Pennsylvania, and as historical in Rhode Island. ^[5]

References

1. "Plants Profile for Onosmodium virginianum (wild Job's tears)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
2. Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
3. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: M. Davis, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Rodie White, R. A. Norris, and Loran C. Anderson.  States and Counties:  Florida: Jackson, Leon, and Wakulla.  Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
4. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
5. "Plants Profile for Onosmodium virginianum (wild Job's tears)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 1 June 2018.