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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 153-02-001:
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera acuminata
COMMON NAME:
Swamp-privet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_foac_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_foac_008_lvd
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Ron Lance rwl2178_a
June
Leaf margins almost entire or serrate from the middle to the tip, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Ron Lance rwl2178_a2
June
Fruit a brownish to purple, ellipsoid, wrinkled, fleshy drupe, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 153-02-001:
Forestiera acuminata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera acuminata
2178
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious or polygamous
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: swamp forests, especially over calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Petioles about 2.5cm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white
Bisexual or functionally unisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Calyx absent in staminate flowers, absent or minute in pistillate flowers
Petals absent
1-4 stamens in staminate flowers
Flowers in axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Purplish-black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p119
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p249
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p141
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p095
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p140