Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Austrobaileyales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Illicium parviflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Illicium parviflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Illicium parviflorum
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmiparviflorum_and1
June Anderson County SC
Flowers on downwardly curved stalks from leaf axils, about 12mm across, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmiparviflorum_and3
June Anderson County SC
Petals yellow, ovate or suborbicular, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Paul Thompson pstillicium_parviflorum
September?
Leaf tips are rounded, and crushed leaves smell like licorice. — Clemson Extension
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JK Marlow s071108_e
November Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Crushed leaves strongly aromatic. Lateral veins indistinct or not evident, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Illicium parviflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Illicium parviflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Illicium parviflorum
745
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Wet hammocks, swamps, bayheads, also sometimes cultivated and persistent, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
11-16 tepals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p056
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p255
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p060
- 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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