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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia malacodendron
FAMILY
Theaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Stewartia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia malacodendron
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Stewartia malacodendron
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-001:
Stewartia malacodendron FAMILY Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Stewartia malachodendron
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stuartia malachodendron
COMMON NAME:
Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Stewartia
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_stma_001_lvd
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Alistair Glen gwn_stewartiamalacodenr2
May Brunswick County NC
The numerous stamens are purple, and the 5 styles are united, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
COMPARE
Stewartias
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Alistair Glen gwn_stewartiamalacodenro
May Brunswick County NC
The showy white flowers are 2.5-3" across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm090517_044
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3719
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062921otto26
June Macon County NC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062921otto27
June Macon County NC
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JK Marlow jkm150827_973
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Lvs ovate to nearly elliptical, 2-4" long, margins serrate & finely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia malacodendron
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia malacodendron
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Stewartia malacodendron
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-001:
Stewartia malacodendron
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Stewartia malachodendron
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stuartia malachodendron
1466
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, especially on beech-dominated bluffs or ‘upland islands’ in Coastal Plain swamps, steepheads, bayheads, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 ovate-ligulate sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p161
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p086
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p291
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p231
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p154
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p192
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p119
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p013
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p094
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p330
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p381
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p243
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p140
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p152
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p35
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p340
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p241
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