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Read more about Water-oleander at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Decodon verticillatus
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Decodon verticillatus
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 135-04-001:
Decodon verticillatus
FAMILY
Lythraceae
COMMON NAME:
Water-oleander, Water-willow, Swamp Loosestrife, Peatweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_deve_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_deve_004_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdverticill_ditchpond1
August? Aiken County SC
Leaves lanceolate, opposite or more often in whorls of 3 or 4, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdverticill_ditchpond2
August? Aiken County SC
Petals usually more than 10mm long; styles exserted to 20mm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.