The lower most leaves are scalelike, median leaves are simple, and upper leaves are 3 to 5 foliolate. The fruits are aggregates of achenes. To date, no controversial taxonomic problems exist. Id ESIS704025 Date 13 MAR 96 leatherflower. The species has this status wherever found including the State of Alabama.
Vascular plant species critical to maintenance of floristic diversity in Alabama.
An initial prioritization of Alabama's natural heritage elements. The Alabama leather flower is valued by the horticulturist due to its beauty and rarity. It has been sold commercially in the past. The adjacent woodland is composed of lowland oaks and hickories, white and green ash, sweetgum, persimmon, red maple, loblolly pine, etc. One section of this population subtends a highway bridge.