OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prosartes maculata   FAMILY Liliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prosartes maculata   FAMILY Liliaceae

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

Prosartes maculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Prosartes maculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-08-002:

Disporum maculatum   FAMILY Liliaceae

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

Disporum maculatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin


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image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

JK Marlow    jkm060429_027

April    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

Leaves relatively few and large, slightly rough to the touch, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

JK Marlow    jkm060429_034

April    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

JK Marlow    jkm160421_394

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sepals and petals lanceolate, acuminate, abruptly contracted to a long claw, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

JK Marlow    jkm160421_397

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Leaf sparsely pubescent, the pubescence stiff thus leaf feeling slightly rough, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_p_maculata_spot

April        

Flowers terminate the branch opposite last leaf. Perianth spotted with purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Prosartes maculata, Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

Steve Marlow    snm_spottedmand_268e

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prosartes maculata   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prosartes maculata   FAMILY Liliaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Prosartes maculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-08-002:
Disporum maculatum   FAMILY Liliaceae

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

 

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482

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Nutrient-rich deciduous forests, especially cove forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow/ Whitish (spotted with purple)
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Red/Orange
Berry

 

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