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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schisandra glabra
FAMILY
Schisandraceae
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Learn more about Schisandra from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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
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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p108
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p061
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p337
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p322
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