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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Piriqueta caroliniana
FAMILY
Turneraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Piriqueta at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana
FAMILY
Turneraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 125-01-001:
Piriqueta caroliniana FAMILY Turneraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Piriqueta caroliniana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Piriqueta tomentosa
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Piriqueta, Pitted Stripeseed
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_caroliniana_2
July
In some flowers, stamens are longer than the pistil, vice versa in others, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_caroliniana_cropped
July
Flowers remain open only on sunny days, and petals fall off easily, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Piriqueta caroliniana
FAMILY
Turneraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana
FAMILY
Turneraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 125-01-001:
Piriqueta caroliniana
FAMILY
Turneraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Piriqueta caroliniana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Piriqueta tomentosa
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