Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Exochorda racemosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Pearlbush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
First reported for SC in 1997 [compare to current range map]. This species appears to have substantial likelihood of increasingly naturalizing and becoming invasive, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Exochorda racemosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Exochorda racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Exochorda racemosa
COMMON NAME:
Pearlbush
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_exochorda_racemosa_4
March
White flowers (1.5-2" wide) open from buds that resemble pearls, per The Southern Living Garden Book.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Exochorda racemosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Exochorda racemosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Exochorda racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Exochorda racemosa
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