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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinckneya bracteata
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinckneya bracteata
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pinckneya bracteata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-01-001:
Pinckneya pubens FAMILY Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinckneya pubens
COMMON NAME:
Pinkneya, Fevertree
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_908
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_pinckneya_bracteata_1
June Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
1 or more sepals enlarged, petal-like, creamy to rose-colored, conspicuous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_pinckneya_bracteata_2
September Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Fruit a subglobose capsule about 1/2" across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_pinckneya_bracteata2b
September Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Lf upper surface dark geen, slightly pubescent; lower pale, downy pubescent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinckneya bracteata
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinckneya bracteata
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pinckneya bracteata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-01-001:
Pinckneya pubens
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinckneya pubens
1084
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Margins of acidic, peaty (blackwater) swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
The enlarged petaloid sepal is creamy or rose,
corolla yellow-green
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx, usually with 1 showy petaloid lobe
5-lobed corolla
5 exserted stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p070
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p299
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p440
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p259
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p169
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p124
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p300
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p099
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p130
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p238
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