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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sanguisorba canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sanguisorba canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-10-003:
Sanguisorba canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Canada Burnet, American Burnet, White Burnet
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JK Marlow jkm120505_210
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves pinnate, with 7-15 sharply toothed leaflets, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmscanadensis_0
August?
The fuzzy appearance of the inflorescence is due to the white filaments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm150912_004
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
JK Marlow jkm150912_021
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Flowers are borne in cylindric spikes, 2-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm150912_021b
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Flowers have white, flattened, club-shaped filaments, 0.3-0.4" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm150912_023
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Flowers have 4 petal-like sepals, 0.15" long; petals are absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm150912_050
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
To 6' tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.