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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ceanothus americanus var. intermedius
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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The recognition of infraspecific taxa in the variable C. americanus is uncertain; var. intermedius may either represent ecological forms, or the variation may be too clinal to make taxonomic recognition rewarding. However, material sorts relatively easily, with some intermediates from the Piedmont; varietal status seems provisionally appropriate, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-02-001?:
Ceanothus americanus FAMILY Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ceanothus americanus var. intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ceanothus intermedius
COMMON NAME:
Southeastern New Jersey Tea, Southeastern Ceanothus
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_081
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ceam_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_ceam_004_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ceanothus americanus var. intermedius
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-02-001?:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ceanothus americanus var. intermedius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ceanothus intermedius
4915
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy woodlands and forests, rocky openings around granitic or quartzitic rocks in the Piedmont, per Weakley's Flora
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Grayish-white
5-merous
5 petals
5 exserted stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p183
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p094
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