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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera godfreyi
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera godfreyi
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Forestiera godfreyi
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera pubescens
COMMON NAME:
Godfrey's Forestiera
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Keith Bradley kab_f_godfreyi_3470
January Beaufort County SC
South Bluff Heritage Preserve
Flowers subtended by 6 bracts, fringed apically; sepals mostly < 1mm, per Forestiera godfreyi (Oleaceae), a New Species from FL and SC (Anderson, 1985).
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Keith Bradley kab_f_godfreyi_3488
January Beaufort County SC
South Bluff Heritage Preserve
Functionally staminate flowers mostly in 3-flowered fascicles, per Forestiera godfreyi (Oleaceae), a New Species from FL and SC (Anderson, 1985).
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Keith Bradley kab_f_godfreyi_3504
January Beaufort County SC
South Bluff Heritage Preserve
Flowering in early spring from buds on twigs of the previous season, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmf_godfreyi
Month Unknown
Leaves similar to F. ligustrina, but lower surface pubescence more uniform.., per The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera godfreyi
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera godfreyi
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Forestiera godfreyi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera pubescens
2325
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: shell middens, maritime forests over shell substrate, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 2-10mm long
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Synsepalous calyx
Petals absent
2-5 stamens
Functionally unisexual
Flowers in tight axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Spring
Dark blue, glaucous
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p361
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p512
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p120
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p141
- The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide p294
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p140
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