From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

An infrequent and local plant. It prefers a moist or wet sandy habitat, especially a prairie. Found in open places about lakes and along roadsides and railroads. My Ripley County specimen was found along the B. & 0. Railroad one mile west of Osgood.

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 4

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW