Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Physocarpus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Physocarpus opulifolius
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-16-001:
Physocarpus opulifolius FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opulaster australis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opulaster opulifolius
COMMON NAME:
Flowering Ninebark, Eastern Ninebark
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_opop2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_opulifolius_5
April
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JK Marlow jkm0305l_04
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305l_05
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305l_06
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305x_08
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305x_10
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Terminal, often dense, rounded clusters of flowers, the petals round, 5-7mm, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0506b_36
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves palmately 3-lobed (some leaves unlobed), margins round-toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140625_364
June Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_03
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm140710_701
July Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
Bark brownish, very shreddy or exfoliating, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Physocarpus opulifolius
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-16-001:
Physocarpus opulifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opulaster australis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opulaster opulifolius
1076
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Stream banks, riverside thickets and scour prairies, rock outcrops, cliffs, fens, seepage swamps, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
25-30 stamens, in 2 whorls
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
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) p368
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p253
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p110
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p124
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p109
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p071
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p308
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p239
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p115
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p150
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p26
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p234
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