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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Brunnichia ovata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brunnichia ovata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brunnichia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Brunnichia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-07-001:
Brunnichia cirrhosa FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brunnichia cirrhosa
COMMON NAME:
Buckwheat-vine, Eardrop-vine, Ladies'-eardrops, Redvine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brci3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_brov4_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_113
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Brunnichia ovata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brunnichia ovata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brunnichia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Brunnichia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-07-001:
Brunnichia cirrhosa
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brunnichia cirrhosa
2412
Partly woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: floodplain forests, swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
5-lobed calyx
Petals absent
8 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in paniculate racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Fruiting calyx is pink
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p291
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p445
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p107
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p058
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p124
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p059
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p078
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