Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Camellia japonica
FAMILY
Theaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camellia japonica
FAMILY
Theaceae
COMMON NAME:
Camellia
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Leaves are elliptical to ovate, sharply serrate, glossy with acuminate tips. — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Camellia japonica
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camellia japonica
FAMILY
Theaceae
2533
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: China/Japan
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Waif(s)
Look for it . It is frequently cultivated, sometimes persistent around old home sites, at least weakly spreading near cultivated plants, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/SpringFall
White/Pink/Rose/Red
Bisexual
5-7 petals
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Winter/SpringFall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!