Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elliottia racemosa
COMMON NAME:
Georgia-plume, Southern-plume, Elliottia
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_823
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JK Marlow jkm130407_034
April Columbia County GA
Bark pale gray, thin, lightly furrowed whe young, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_035
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_040
April Columbia County GA
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_1
June Tattnall County GA
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_10
June Tattnall County GA
Flowers grow at branch tips in elongate clusters to 12" long; nothing closely resembles it, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_2
June
The knob-tipped style extends well beyond the petals, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_3
June Tattnall County GA
Leaf lower surface pale and covered with soft hairs, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_4
June Tattnall County GA
Leaf upper surface dark green and smooth, with a tiny bristle at the tip, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_5
June Tattnall County GA
Leaves folded upwards along the midvein, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_6
June Tattnall County GA
Leaves gray-green beneath with dense pubescence, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_7
June GA
Flowers with 4-5 narrow white petals curved strongly backwards when fully open, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_8
June Tattnall County GA
Fruit a round capsule, 3/8" wide, splitting into 4-5 sections, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_9
June Tattnall County GA
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Bobby Hattaway rah_e_racemosa_leaf
November GA
Leaves mostly 2-5" long and 1-2" wide, tapered at both ends, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elliottia racemosa
510
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Xeric sandy ridges, sandhills, river bluffs; serpentine woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia (& Aiken Co, SC, where considered extirpated)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
4-5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p211
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p103
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p132
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p131
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p257
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p134
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p106
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