North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Gentianaceae > Obolaria (pennywort)
	Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Orange Co., NC 23 March 2007 Uncommon to fairly common in rich woods in the western half of North Carolina.
	Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Orange Co., NC 23 March 2007 Obovate purplish green leaves.
	Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Orange Co., NC 23 March 2007
	Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Orange Co., NC 23 March 2007 Whole plants are only a few inches tall.
	Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Orange Co., NC 8 Apr 2009

Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Durham Co., NC 3 Apr 2010

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.