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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Campsis radicans
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Campsis radicans
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 167-02-001:
Campsis radicans
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933):
Bignonia radicans
COMMON NAME:
Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet Vine, Cow-Itch Vine
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JK Marlow jkm090221_045
February Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
The capsule is fusiform [a long narrow ellipse with pointed ends], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm090628_003
June Mecklenburg County NC
The four stamens are included [they don't project beyond the corolla], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120626_289
June Greenville County SC
Calyx 5-parted, firm, tubular-campanulate; calyx teeth lanceolate, 4-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow s040627_a
June Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Leaves pinnately compound. Leaflets ovate, coarsely serrate, sharply pointed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE leaves of Peppervine and Trumpet-creeper
JK Marlow jkm0407a_35
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flowers trumpet-shaped, corolla slightly 2-lipped with 5 flared lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Paul Thompson pstcampsis_radicans
September?
Leaves are pinnately compound; leaflets are ovate. Clemson Extension
JK Marlow jkm071020_021
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Fruit a plump, elongate capsule filled with winged seed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.













