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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cliftonia monophylla
FAMILY
Cyrillaceae
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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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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_699
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1578096726025787
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Fruit 5-7mm long, 2-5 winged, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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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
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p126
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p326
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p055
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p357
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p168
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p084
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p128
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p214
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p164
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p106
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