OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-003b:

Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae

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

Eryngium synchaetum

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Rattlesnake-master


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image of Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum, Southern Rattlesnake-master

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1265773574026230

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Larger lvs < 1.5cm wide; marginal bristles in fascicles, lower fascicles usually w 2-3 bristles, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-003b:
Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY Apiaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2812

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet savannas, especially those over calcareous clay soils, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins weakly spinose

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White/ Greenish
5-merous
Inferior ovary

Flowers in compact heads

FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps

 

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