Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geobalanus oblongifolius
FAMILY
Chrysobalanaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Licania michauxii
FAMILY
Chrysobalanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Licania michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-23-001:
Chrysobalanus oblongifolius FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Geobalanus oblongifolius
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Geobalanus pallidus
COMMON NAME:
Gopher-apple, Ground-oak
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_licania_michauxii1
May Polk County FL
Typically described as a shrub, but with the aspect of an herb. To 2' tall, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_licania_michauxii1b
May Polk County FL
The tiny white flowers are borne in a conspicuous branched cluster, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geobalanus oblongifolius
FAMILY
Chrysobalanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Licania michauxii
FAMILY
Chrysobalanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Licania michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-23-001:
Chrysobalanus oblongifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Geobalanus oblongifolius
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Geobalanus pallidus
2614
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, pine rocklands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA, rare in SC
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 united sepals
5 petals
10-15 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p121
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p276
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p328
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p144
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p077
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p160
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p155
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p190
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