Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-07-002:
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Corkwood, Water Toothleaf
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Keith Bradley kab_s_aquatica_76822
May Palm Beach County FL
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Keith Bradley kab_s_aquatica_76825
May Palm Beach County FL
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
Tiny flowers are borne in a conspicuous cylindrical spike at branch tips, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_aquatica_76842
May Palm Beach County FL
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
Fishermen once used sections of the stems as floats, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_aquatica_76842b
May Palm Beach County FL
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
Leaves narrowyly lance-shaped and well-spaced along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-07-002:
Stillingia aquatica
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
2617
Shrub; Semi-aquatic
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Look for it in ponds in pine flatwoods, 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.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has slightly milky sap
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow calyx/red stigmas
Unisexual
2-3 parted calyx
Petals absent
2 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p227
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p083
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p342