OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Zingiberales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae

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

Canna flaccida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Canna flaccida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:

Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae

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

Canna flaccida

 

COMMON NAME:
Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot


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image of Canna flaccida, Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot

Keith Bradley    kab_canna_flaccida_11968

April    Collier County    FL

Big Cypress National Preserve

Sepals greenish, 25-30mm. Petals yellowish-green, lobes ~50-65mm, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Canna flaccida, Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot

Keith Bradley    kab_canna_flaccida_11974

April    Collier County    FL

Big Cypress National Preserve

The showy part of the flower consists of 3 yellow petal-like false stamens, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Canna flaccida, Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot

Keith Bradley    kab_canna_flaccida_11977

April    Collier County    FL

Big Cypress National Preserve

The fruit is covered with small elongated warts, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Canna flaccida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:
Canna flaccida   FAMILY Cannaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2993

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marshes, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow staminodes
Asymmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 stamen & 3 petaloid staminodes
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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