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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Shortia galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
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Read more: Shortia galacifolia (Oconee Bells), Devils Fork State Park, Oconee County, South Carolina by Jim Fowler.
Read more about Shortia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Shortia galacifolia var. galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Shortia brevistyla ... (Diapensiaceae), a narrow endemic from the headwaters of the Catawba River in NC (Gaddy et al., 2019)
Shortia galacifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-01-001:
Shortia galacifolia FAMILY Diapensiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sherwoodia galacifolia
COMMON NAME:
Oconee Bells, Southern Shortia
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1375_c
March
Flowers solitary on scapes up to 6" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Jim Fowler jaf_shortiagalacifolia02
March Pickens County SC
Devils Fork State Park
The rare, pink form.
JK Marlow jkm0403e_03
March Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Glossy leaves resembling Galax - as the specific name implies, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
COMPARE
leaves of Galax and Oconee Bells
Keith Bradley kab_s_galacifolia_1036
March Oconee County SC
Devils Fork State Park
Flowers resemble a nodding bell, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Keith Bradley kab_s_galacifolia_1083
March Oconee County SC
Devils Fork State Park
Style (10-) 12-18mm long, about 2× as long as the stamens, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Bill Sharpton gws_oconeebells_l
March? Oconee County SC
Devils Fork State Park
Scapes with 3-5 bracts, these often closely subtending the calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm100402_059b
April Oconee County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Petal margins obtusely toothed, laciniate [narrow irregular cuts] or fringed, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow jkm080507_037
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Style 12-18mm long. Fruit a capsule, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow s071108_b
November Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaves with pinnate veins (vs. the palmate veins of Galax), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow s071108_b2
November Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaves orbicular to elliptic-orbicular, coarsely crenate-serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Shortia galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Shortia galacifolia var. galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Shortia brevistyla ... (Diapensiaceae), a narrow endemic from the headwaters of the Catawba River in NC (Gaddy et al., 2019)
Shortia galacifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-01-001:
Shortia galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sherwoodia galacifolia