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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cliftonia monophylla   FAMILY Cyrillaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cliftonia monophylla   FAMILY Cyrillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Cliftonia monophylla

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

Cliftonia monophylla

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

Cliftonia monophylla

 

COMMON NAME:
Buckwheat-tree, Black Titi, Buckwheat-bush


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image of Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat-tree, Black Titi, Buckwheat-bush

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_699

        

image of Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat-tree, Black Titi, Buckwheat-bush

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1578096726025787

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Fruit 5-7mm long, 2-5 winged, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat-tree, Black Titi, Buckwheat-bush

Alan S. Weakley    asw_757758599184509

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Lateral veins of the leaf blades scarcely or not at all apparent on either surface, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cliftonia monophylla   FAMILY Cyrillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cliftonia monophylla   FAMILY Cyrillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cliftonia monophylla

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

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

 

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347

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Acid bogs, bayheads, swamps, and streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens

Flowers in terminal & axillary racemes

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellowish-brown
Drupe

 

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