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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Comb Seymeria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-23-002:
Seymeria pectinata FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Afzelia pectinata ssp. pectinata
COMMON NAME:
Comb Seymeria, Combleaf Black-senna, Yaupon Black-senna, Florida Black-senna
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Keith Bradley kab_s_pectinata_12743
June Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Corolla of S. pectinata is pubescent externally [vs. S. cassinoides' glabrous], per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Keith Bradley kab_s_pectinata_12743b
June Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Pubescence of stem long, reflexed [vs. ssp. peninsularis short, ascending], per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Keith Bradley kab_s_pectinata_12750
June Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Stem of S. pectinata is pubescent [vs. S. cassinoides' glabrous or puberulent], per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Seymeria pectinata ssp. pectinata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-23-002:
Seymeria pectinata
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Afzelia pectinata ssp. pectinata
4125
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Dry pinelands, longleaf pine sandhills, dry to moist pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont) (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple: Parted or divided into linear segments 1-2mm wide
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate corolla
4 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p170
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p310
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p235
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p275
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