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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Thalia dealbata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:

Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Thalia dealbata

 

COMMON NAME:
Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag


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image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_thde_001_lvd

        

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_070421atlanta03

July    Fulton County    GA

Old Fourth Ward Park

Robust, scapose, erect perennial to 7' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_070421atlanta04

July    Fulton County    GA

Old Fourth Ward Park

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_070421atlanta05

July    Fulton County    GA

Old Fourth Ward Park

The specific epithet "dealbata" means "whitewashed", in reference to the frequent whitish cast, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Will Stuart    wil_7807921582_9980b8e10f

August    Durham County    NC

Blomquist Gardens

Three petals longer and darker purple than the three pale purple sepals, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Will Stuart    wil_7807942342_b4df370f1d

August    Durham County    

Blomquist Gardens

Leaves large, 12-20" long, 6-8" wide; leaf stalks to 32" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Thalia dealbata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thalia dealbata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1493

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamp forests, wet ditches, brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia (introduced in NC)

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 fertile stamen, plus staminodes
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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