Fire Flag, Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
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photo by © Ginger Allen, Univ. of FL.
Size- 6-9feet tall
Identifiers- large lanceolate leaves, terminal tri petal
purple flowers
Adaptations- thick rhizomes, tall growing
Status- found in most Florida counties, absent in NC & NW Florida
Distribution- Florida, Alabama, Lousiana
Habitat- marshes, cypress ponds, ditch banks
Fun facts
- perennial, plants die back in winter
- black bears sometimes eat the lower stalks
- related to banana plants
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