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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Harbinger-of-Spring at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
See Notes on Erigenia bulbosa (Apiaceae) (Buddell & Thieret, 1985) for a very interesting and entertaining account of this plant, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
During germination, only one of the cotyledons develops, emerging from the soil and forming a stalked seed-leaf with an elliptic blade somewhat over 1cm long. This seed-leaf is the only structure appearing above the ground during the plant's first year. Read more in Notes on Erigenia bulbosa (Apiaceae) (Buddell & Thieret, 1985)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Erigenia bulbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Notes on Erigenia bulbosa (Apiaceae) (Buddell & Thieret, 1985)
Erigenia bulbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH (EXCLUDED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-:
Erigenia bulbosa FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erigenia bulbosa
COMMON NAME:
Harbinger-of-Spring, Pepper-and-Salt, Erigenia
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_bulbosa_17
March Floyd County GA
Black's Bluff Preserve
Anthers are purplish-brown, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_erigenia_bulbosa_2
March
Black's Bluff Preserve
Black of anthers & white of petals give plant a "pepper & salt" appearance, per www.missouriplants.com
Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4894
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Schizocarps purplish-black [when ripe], broader than long, notched at apex, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm090404_054
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves divided 2-3 times into 3 segments each, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Erigenia bulbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Notes on Erigenia bulbosa (Apiaceae) (Buddell & Thieret, 1985)
Erigenia bulbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH (EXCLUDED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-:
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erigenia bulbosa
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