OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Austrobaileyales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Schisandra glabra

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

Schisandra glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Schisandra glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)

Schisandra coccinea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 082-01-001:

Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae

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

Schizandra coccinea

 

COMMON NAME:
Bay Star-vine, Climbing-magnolia, Magnolia-vine


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image of Schisandra glabra, Bay Star-vine, Climbing-magnolia, Magnolia-vine

Jay Pakchar    jay_schisandra

April    Fulton County    GA

Leaves 6-15cm long, base cuneate, apex acuminate; lateral veins forking, per Weakley's Flora (2018).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Schisandra glabra

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Schisandra glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Schisandra coccinea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 082-01-001:
Schisandra glabra   FAMILY Schisandraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Schizandra coccinea

 

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2595

Twining woody vine
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Rich slopes adjacent to bottomland forests, mesic "islands" surrounded by bottomlands, moist hammocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (historically in SC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1-7cm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inner tepals rose to red (outer tepals greenish-white)
9-12 tepals in two series
5 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

Flowers in leaf axils, solitary

FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Aggregate of berries

 

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