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Overview

Swamp pink has smooth, oblong, dark green leaves that form an evergreen rosette. In spring, some rosettes produce a flowering stalk that can grow over 3 feet tall. The stalk is topped by a 1 to 3-inch-long cluster of 30 to 50 small, fragrant, pink flowers dotted with pale blue anthers. The evergreen leaves of swamp pink can be seen year round, and flowering occurs between March and May.

Scientific Name

Helonias bullata
Common Name
swamp pink
swamppink
FWS Category
Flowering Plants
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Listing

Feb 25, 1988

Feb 25, 1988 Listing (Threatened)
Proposal to Determine Helonia bullata (Swamp Pink) to be Thr. Species; 53 FR 5740-5743
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 1

Listing

Sep 9, 1988

Sep 9, 1988 Listing (Threatened)
Determination of Helonias bullata (Swamp Pink) to be Thr. Species; 53 FR 35076-35080
  • Publication type: Final
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Five Year Review

Apr 21, 2006

Apr 21, 2006 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Nine Listed Species: the Purple Bean (Villosa perpurpurea), Clubshe…
  • Publication type: Notice
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Five Year Review

Jun 8, 2011

Jun 8, 2011 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Nine Species: Purple…
  • Publication type: Notice
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Sep 4, 2019

Sep 4, 2019 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Northeastern Species; Request for Information
  • Publication type: Notice
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