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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bignonia capreolata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bignonia capreolata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 167-01-001:
Anisostichus capreolata
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cross-vine
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JK Marlow jkm0502a_35
February Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Leaves compound with only 2 leaflets (appearing as 4 leaves per node), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
JK Marlow jkm0502b_01
February Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Leaflets elliptic to lanceolate, 2-6" long, with heart-shaped bases, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm0504c_21
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Calyx campanulate, truncate, 6-8mm long, the lobes reduced to 5 mucronate tips, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0504p_03
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Fast-growing vine often occurs high in canopy where light levels are highest, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Paul Thompson pstbignonia_capreolata
April?
Leaves are compound, having two leaflets and a branched tendril between them. Clemson Extension
Alistair Glen gwn_bignoniacapreolata
May Pender County NC
Trumpet or bell-shaped reddish or maroon corolla w 5 flaring yellow lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
Crossvine, Trumpet Creeper and Yellow Jessamine
JK Marlow jkm100611_050
June Stanly County NC
Morrow Mountain State Park
It climbs by its curly tendrils and the small adhesive disks at their tips, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
JK Marlow jkm140822_956
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Opposite pinnately compound lvs w just 2 leaflets & a corkscrew-like tendril, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.