Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Austrobaileyales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Illicium floridanum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Illicium floridanum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Illicium floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Illicium floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Illicium floridanum
COMMON NAME:
Florida Star-anise, Florida Anise-tree, Stinkbush
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Jim Fanning jcf_illiciumfloridanum2
April Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Flowers dark red to maroon (rarely white), foul-scented, petals linear, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_illicium_floridanum
April
Stamens 30-40, red, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_illicium_floridanum_1
April
Petals and sepals indistinguishable, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmifloridanum_wl
April?
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JK Marlow jkm080507_045
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves often crowded on twig ends; blades fleshy, leathery, elliptical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmifloridanum_habitarb
May
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070622Hayesville03ed
July Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070622Hayesville04ed
July Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Fruit an aggregate of radially arranged follicles, per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of follicles
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Paul Thompson pstillicium_floridanum
September?
Crushed leaves smell like gin. — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Illicium floridanum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Illicium floridanum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Illicium floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Illicium floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Illicium floridanum
744
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Acid ravines and small stream swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA (waifs in SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red/ Purplish
(rarely white)
21-33 tepals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p352
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p056
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p108
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p255
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p060
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p209
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p171
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p211
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p176
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