Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Volume 51 Article 35

1997 Rediscovery of asarifolia Vent (Parnassiaceae) In Arkansas David L. McDaniel Henderson State University

Daniel L. Marsh Henderson State University

Winfred D. Crank

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Rediscovery of Parnassia asarifolia Vent (Parnassiaceae) in Arkansas

David L.McDaniel and Daniel L.Marsh Winfred D. Crank Department of Biology, Henderson State University P.O. Box 20116 Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001 Hot Springs, AR 71903

This study was undertaken when McDaniel (October 1, farkleberry, common alder, laurel greenbrier, and wax-myr- 996) found a Parnassia in Hot Spring County (approxi- tle. In the immediate vicinity of the -star plants, sphag- mately 5 miles southeast of Donaldson) with characteristics num is the dominant ground cover. Other associates include ot matching those of P. grandifolia, the only listed violets, cinnamon fern, royal fern, lady fern, netted chain or Arkansas by Smith (1988, 1994). Use of the keys and fern, and the liverwort Pallavicinia lyellii.Sweetbay magnolia escriptions in Correll and Johnston (1979) and Radford et is conspicuous at the Perla site and Central site but not seen al. (1968) indicated that the species was Parnassia asarifolia at the Donaldson site. Red chokeberry is abundant at the Vent. Duplicate vouchers were sent to Dr.E. B.Smith, cura- Perla site. of the herbarium at the University of Arkansas at The habitat of P. grandifolia showed a strikingly differ- Krtyetteville, who confirmed the identification. ent aspect than that of P. asarifolia. The plant community A search of the Henderson State University herbarium investigated lies alongside a well-shaded, rocky, mountain vealed that two specimens of P. asarifolia had been col- stream. P. grandifolia was found growing along the bank of cted from another location inHotSpring County (approx- the stream, but no individuals were found to be growing in lately one mile north of Perla) in October 1991 by P. X. the water. Overstory trees of this community included sweet I as grandifolia. visit was winged In understory were Majestyk and misidentified P. A gum, sycamore, and elm. the made to confirm that the population was still in existence. umbrella magnolia, flowering dogwood, witch-hazel, and McDaniel discovered a third population in Hot Spring common alder. Close associates of P. grandifolia were crest- County (near Central) on September 3, 1997. ed iris, ragwort, wood betony, ironweed, and Christmas The location of the three P. asarifolia sites is on the Gulf fern. Coastal Plain, while the range of P. grandifolia indicated by At the time of our study P. asarifolia was not included in Smith (1988) and Hunter (1992) is in the Interior Highland. the Arkansas flora by Smith (1988, 1994), and Arkansas was Crank suggested a P. grandifolia population inMontgomery not included in the range of P. asarifolia given by many of County as a convenient site for comparison of the two the standard regional manuals (Correll and Correll, 1975; species and their respective communities. Correll and Johnston, 1979; Godfrey and Wooten, 1981; asarifolia has several readily visible morphological Radford et al., 1968). Spongberg (1972) specifically included IP.atures that help distinguish itfrom P. grandifolia. The Arkansas in the range of P. grandifolia, but made no mention blades of P. grandifolia are ovate to oblong while those of P. of Arkansas in the range given for P. asarifolia. The only asarifolia are reniform, hence one of its common names, kid- sources we found which included Arkansas in the range of grass-of-Parnassus (we prefer ginger-leaved bog- this species were Gleason and Cronquist (1963) and Gleason ir).Two floral characters easily separate the two species. In (1968). asarifolia the are clawed and have staminodia which Mr. Bill Shepherd of the Arkansas Natural Heritage e shorter than or equal to the fertile . P. grandifolia Commission provided us with an unpublished document >es not have clawed petals and its staminodia are consid- from the ANHC files which listed Parnassia specimens I;yleafably longer stamens. examined by Phillips his dissertation completed in than the fertile R. B. for The three known Arkansas communities in which this 1982. One Arkansas specimen of P. asarifolia was included, are plant thrives are wet, partially shaded and acidic. The collected on April 18, 1926, by EJ. Palmer {29699) in Hot )onaldson population is in a hillside seep and the Perla Spring County and labeled "near Malvern, wet shaded aopulation is in boggy woodland in a narrow valley. The banks about spring," The list indicated that the specimen entral population includes a stand near a stream in a was at the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. ooded valley and a smaller patch in a seep on a wooded Communication withNYBGinformed us that the specimen ope. These two stands are separated by a gas line right-of- was a single sheet offour immature plants. Our examination ay. of the paper by Phillips (1982) provided no additional infor- Overstory trees common to these sites include loblolly mation on Arkansas material. ne, red maple, American holly, and sweet gum. We believe that the Perla site may very wellbe the loca- Iharacteristic of the understory are umbrella magnolia, tion where Palmer first found P. asarifolia in Arkansas. In

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any case, we now have the presence of P. asarifolia in the Arkansas flora fully documented, and voucher specimens filed in the herbaria of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and Henderson State University.

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