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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Frangula caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Frangula caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-04-001:
Rhamnus caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Buckthorn, Polecat-tree, Indian Currant
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_frca13_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rhca2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120415_011
April Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaf blades 4-6" long; parallel veins prominent, margins finely toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm130420_579
April Pickens County SC
Leaves finely toothed, soft-textured, veins slightly arcuate, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm220420_7046
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220420_7049
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220420_7050
April Greenville County SC
Bark smooth, grayish; inner bark yellowish, odorous, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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John B. Nelson jbn_3535234593_644a1d3dd4
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_f_caroliniana_caro
June
Corolla less than 1/4" wide; flowers in few-flowered clusters in leaf axils, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm120815_758
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Veins parallel with 8-10 pairs (vein ends following margins), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm120815_760
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves largest towards branch tip, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm120815_763
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_f_caroliniana_3
September
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Ron Lance rwl1212_a2
September
Fruit a globose 3/8" drupe, red in summer becoming black at maturity, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0511a_35
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_f_caroliniana_2
November
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Frangula caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Frangula caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-04-001:
Rhamnus caroliniana
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Dry to moist barrens, woodlands, and forests, Coastal Plain limestone bluffs and shell middens, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins minutely toothed above middle of blade
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-white
Bisexual
5-merous
Flowers in few-flowered clusters in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red->Black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p340
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p313
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p363
- Landscaping with Native Trees p256
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p107
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p091
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p282
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p308
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p134
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p144