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Read more about Aruncus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 097-14-001:
Aruncus dioicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Goatsbeard, Bride's Feathers
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Steve Marlow snm079801_30
January Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Fruits are dry capsules consisting of 3 seed chambers per flower, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm0205k_01
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0205k_02
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305p_27
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm120506_446
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Female plants have clusters of tiny 5-petaled flowers, each with 3 carpels, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm120506_501
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140519_898
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_903
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_dioicus_sf_53005_4
May
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Keith Bradley kab_aruncus_dioicus_0369
June Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Ron Lance rwl_aruncus_dioicus
June Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_aruncus_dioicus_b
June Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Pollinators at work.
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JK Marlow s030608_ab
June Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaflets resemble elm leaves; terminal leaflet is unlobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
compound leaves of woodland herbs, with toothed margins
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JK Marlow jkm090709_167
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm090709_173
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaflets have double-toothed eges, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm090709_210
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm090709_213
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm090709_221
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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Tim Spira tps_adioicus
July
Inflorescence a large panicle of racemes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
Cohosh, Doll's-eyes, and Goatsbeard
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JK Marlow jkm0308s_32
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden