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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Actinidia arguta   FAMILY Actinidiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Actinidia arguta   FAMILY Actinidiaceae

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

Actinidia arguta

 

COMMON NAME:
Hardy Kiwi, Bowerberry, Tara-vine


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Actinidia arguta   FAMILY Actinidiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Actinidia arguta   FAMILY Actinidiaceae

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

 

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4175

Twining woody vine
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China, Japan & Korea

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Invasive?

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LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins toothed

FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white
4-6 sepals
4-6 petals
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Flowers in axillary clusters

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-pink
Berry

 

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