Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Laurales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Litsea aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-03-001:
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
COMMON NAME:
Pondspice
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Litsea aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-03-001:
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
2596
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Margins of limesink ponds and Carolina bays, less commonly in wet depressions and wet stringers dominated by shrubs, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 deciduous tepals
9 (or 12) stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p321
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p062
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p195