Index / Search / Ellisia nyctelea
§1 Plant
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.
vernacular Aunt Lucy — species · Hydrophyllaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae R. Br.
- Genus
- Ellisia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 614 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 614 counties across 29 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 17 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Boone 19015
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 98 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Dakota 27037
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Sibley 27143
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
Missouri view state ↗ 88 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fergus 30027
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Richland 30083
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dakota 31043
- Dawes 31045
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Frontier 31063
- Furnas 31065
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Thurston 31173
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Cass 38017
- Emmons 38029
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 7 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Charlotte 51037
- Clarke 51043
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Goochland 51075
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockingham 51165
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Warren 51187
West Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 12 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELNY ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2928303 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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