Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Astilbe biternata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astilbe biternata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Astilbe biternata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Astilbe biternata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-07-001:
Astilbe biternata FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Astilbe biternata
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian False Goatsbeard, Appalachian Astilbe
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JK Marlow jkm090503_019
May Polk County NC
Astilbe has a hairy upper stem, whereas Aruncus is smooth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm090503_048
May Polk County NC
Terminal leaflets are acuminate and usually 3-lobed with a cordate base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
compound leaves of woodland herbs, with toothed margins
JK Marlow jkm090711_034
July Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Fruit erect, lanceolate follicles, 0.15-.2" long, borne on a large panicle, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm200717_6622
July Jackson County NC
Nantahala National Forest
Flowers in a pyramid-shaped, branching inflorescence held above the leaves, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
JK Marlow jkm0308v_02
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Lateral leaflets ovate, elliptic, 3-lobed or lobed on one side, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
Cohosh, Doll's-eyes, and Goatsbeard
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Astilbe biternata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astilbe biternata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Astilbe biternata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Astilbe biternata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-07-001:
Astilbe biternata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Astilbe biternata