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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Illicium floridanum   FAMILY Illiciaceae   Go to FSUS key



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).

image of Illicium floridanum, Florida Star-anise, Florida Anise-tree, Stinkbush

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

image of Illicium floridanum, Florida Star-anise, Florida Anise-tree, Stinkbush

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.


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image of Illicium floridanum, Florida Star-anise, Florida Anise-tree, Stinkbush

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

 

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744

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Acid ravines and small stream swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare in GA (waifs in SC)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red/ Purplish (rarely white)
21-33 tepals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of follicles

 

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