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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Waldsteinia doniana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Whether to place this in Geum or Waldsteinia is still being debated; stay tuned! Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp. doniana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Geum fragarioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Waldsteinia parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Geum donianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp. doniana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-03-001:
Waldsteinia fragarioides FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Waldsteinia fragarioides var. parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Waldsteinia doniana
COMMON NAME:
Southern Barren Stawberry
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_wado_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_w_fragarioides1
April Wilkes County GA
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_w_fragarioides2
April Wilkes County GA
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JK Marlow jkm150510_038
May Lumpkin County GA
DeSoto Falls
Leaves trifoliate (fully divided), also typically additionally lobed, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150510_047
May Lumpkin County GA
DeSoto Falls
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JK Marlow jkm150510_058
May Lumpkin County GA
DeSoto Falls
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmwfragarioides_home12
May Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmwfragarioides_home13
May Anderson County SC
Three leaflets, each usually longer than wide, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmwfragarioides_home14
May Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmwfragarioides_home14b
May Anderson County SC
Petals 2.5-4mm long (about as long as the sepals), 1-1.5mm wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmwfragarioides-0
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Waldsteinia doniana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp. doniana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Geum fragarioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Waldsteinia parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Geum donianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp. doniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-03-001:
Waldsteinia fragarioides
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Waldsteinia fragarioides var. parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Waldsteinia doniana
2361
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain & Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Ternately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
50 stamens or more
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p190?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p235
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p187?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p027
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p312
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p124?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p157?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p071?
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