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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ardisia crenata   FAMILY Primulaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ardisia crenata   FAMILY Myrsinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH -

Bladhia crenata

 

COMMON NAME:
Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry


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image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

JK Marlow    jkm100313_007

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

Fruit spherical 1-seeded drupes, hanging down in fanned clusters, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

JK Marlow    jkm100313_010

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

JK Marlow    jkm100313_012

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

Leaves leathery with scalloped crenate margins & raised callused notches, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

JK Marlow    jkm100313_018

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, crenate-undulate, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org     bug_5306066

Month Unknown        

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

Ken A. Langeland, University of Florida, Bugwood.org     bug_5344007

Month Unknown        

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

Ann Murray, University of Florida, Bugwood.org    bug_5349035

Month Unknown        

Flowers in axillary clusters dangling below the leaves, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org    bug_5421928

Month Unknown        

image of Ardisia crenata, Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry

David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org    bug_5421933

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ardisia crenata   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ardisia crenata   FAMILY Myrsinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ardisia crenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Bladhia crenata

 

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120

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moist suburban forests, floodplains, mesic flatwoods, moist forests, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 6-10mm

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Nonstoloniferous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White or rarely pinkish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary

Flowers in dangling axillary clusters

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!



 


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