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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crocanthemum carolinianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthemum carolinianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crocanthemum carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Crocanthemum carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-02-001:
Helianthemum carolinianum FAMILY Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crocanthemum carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sunrose, Carolina Frostweed, Carolina Rockrose
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JK Marlow jkm060423_084
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
The slender erect purplish stem may be up to 1' tall, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm060423_084b
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Stem leaves 2-5 below those subtending flowers or fruits, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm160417_364
April Coffee County GA
Broxton Rocks Preserve
The petals are broad and usually overlap one another, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm160417_365
April Coffee County GA
Broxton Rocks Preserve
Stem w spreading trichomes to 2.5mm; most prominent leaves in a basal rosette, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crocanthemum carolinianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthemum carolinianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crocanthemum carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crocanthemum carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-02-001:
Helianthemum carolinianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crocanthemum carolinianum
2057
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, dry hammocks, fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Yellow
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence cymose-paniculate
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p188
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p246
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p344
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p244
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p156
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