Endemic flora of Alabama

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The endemic flora of Alabama comprises plant taxa that are native to and found only within the U.S. state of Alabama. Alabama is widely regarded as one of the most biodiverse states in the United States and supports a number of narrowly distributed plant taxa, especially in habitats such as limestone glades, shale barrens, seepage bogs, canyons, and longleaf pine systems.

Many endemic taxa in Alabama are concentrated in the Coastal Plain and in the Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Appalachian Mountains regions. A number of these species are threatened by habitat loss, hydrological alteration, invasive species, forestry practices, and urban development.

This list includes vascular plant taxa generally recognized as endemic to Alabama by contemporary floras, conservation databases, and taxonomic literature. Conservation statuses follow the NatureServe conservation status system unless otherwise noted.

Image Scientific name Common name(s) Family Conservation status Status system Distribution in Alabama Notes Ref.
Coreopsis pulchra in flower Anacis pulchra Woodland tickseed; Showy tickseed; Beautiful tickseed Asteraceae G2 (Imperiled) NatureServe Cumberland Plateau of northeast Alabama Formerly treated as Coreopsis pulchra [1] [2] [3]
Asarum speciosum flowers Asarum speciosum Alabama heartleaf; Alabama ginger Aristolochiaceae G2 (Imperiled) NatureServe Known only from Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore counties Formerly treated as Hexastylis speciosa [4][5][6]
Asarum finzelii Asarum finzelii Finzel's heartleaf Aristolochiaceae G1 (Critically Imperiled) NatureServe Known only from Marshall County Formerly treated as Hexastylis finzelii [7][8][9]
Asarum rollinsiae front-view of flower photographed by Brian Finzel Asarum rollinsiae Rollins' heartleaf Aristolochiaceae GH (Possibly Extinct) NatureServe Known only from Baldwin County Formerly treated as Hexastylis rollinsiae [10][11][12]
Asplenium tutwilerae Tutwiler's spleenwort; Scott's fertile spleenwort Aspleniaceae G1 (Critically Imperiled) NatureServe Known only from Hale County [13] [14] [15]
Carex brysonii Bryson's Sedge Cyperaceae G1 (Critically Imperiled) NatureServe Known only from Winston County [16] [17] [18]

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