Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Laurales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Litsea aestivalis
FAMILY
Lauraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Litsea from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, endemic to the Southeastern Coastal Plain
Look for it on margins of limesink ponds and Carolina bays, less commonly in wet depressions dominated by shrubs, 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:
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