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...Moist
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Native Wisteria by Jan Haldeman.
or want to check out Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
The issue of the distinctiveness of W. frutescens and W. macrostachya needs further study, per Weakley's Flora.
Learn more about American Wisteria from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-31-001:
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Kraunhia frutescens
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Kraunhia macrostachya
COMMON NAME:
American Wisteria, Swamp Wisteria, Atlantic Wisteria
Click or hover over the thumbnails to see larger pictures.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_krfr_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_krma_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_wifr_003_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_w_frutescens_4921
April Richland County SC
Granby Park
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Keith Bradley kab_w_frutescens_4925
April Richland County SC
Granby Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_w_frutescens_american
April
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Jan Haldeman jhh1674_42
April-May?
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Jan Haldeman jhh_wisteriaclose_3
May Abbeville County SC
Erskine College
Blossoms are more dense, not as long and loose as the exotic Wisteria, per Pause for Plants by Jan Haldeman.
COMPARE
flowers of Wisteria species
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Jan Haldeman jhh_wisteriafrut_08
May Abbeville County SC
Erskine College
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JK Marlow jkm0505t_25
May Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160513_026
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers borne in a compact raceme, 3-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm160513_028
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160516_698
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm160717_332
July Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160717_333
July Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s040720_d
July Abbeville County SC
The 9-15 leaflets are oval, about 2" long, and taper to a point, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
leaves of Peppervine, Trumpet-creeper and Wisteria