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Alabama Leather Flower
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 Description:
An erect herb about 7 to 12 inches tall with a blue-violet, dangling,
bell shaped flower that appears in April and May. This plant grows in full
sunlight near woods edges. It grows in wet silty-clay flats near creeks and
streams and is often surrounded by grasses and sedges.
Forestry Considerations: Activites which dry out sites or disturb soils would be detrimental to this plant. This plant is a poor competitor and suffers when the canopy is open too much, but shold be able to stand thinning if not done with heavy equipment. Mechanical site prep would likely destroy it.. Distribution by County: Found only in
Cherokee, Etowah and St. Clair Counties.
Most Recent Revision:
09/20/06 |
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