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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

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

Stillingia aquatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Stillingia aquatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-07-002:

Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Stillingia aquatica

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Stillingia tenuis

 

COMMON NAME:
Corkwood, Water Toothleaf


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image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Alan S. Weakley    asw_532992798999017

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

The fruit is a 3-chambered capsule that splits at maturity to forcibly expel the seeds, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Alan S. Weakley    asw_556355836606292

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Numerous tiny greenish, yellowish, or reddish flowers are borne in a cylindrical spike, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Keith Bradley    kab_s_aquatica_76822

May    Palm Beach County    FL

Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area

Leaves narrowyly lance-shaped and well-spaced along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Keith Bradley    kab_s_aquatica_76825

May    Palm Beach County    FL

Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area

image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Keith Bradley    kab_s_aquatica_76842

May    Palm Beach County    FL

Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area

Flowers are borne in a conspicuous cylindrical spike at the tips of the stem and branches, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Stillingia aquatica, Corkwood, Water Toothleaf

Keith Bradley    kab_s_aquatica_76842b

May    Palm Beach County    FL

Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area

Corkwood gets its name from the weight of its wood. Fishermen once used stem sections as floats, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Stillingia aquatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-07-002:
Stillingia aquatica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stillingia aquatica

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stillingia tenuis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2617

Shrub; Semi-aquatic
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Ponds in pine flatwoods, ponded interdune swales, marl prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has slightly milky sap

LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow calyx/red stigmas
2-3 parted calyx
Petals absent
2 stamens
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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