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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sebastian-bush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-09-001:
Sebastiania ligustrina
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sebastiana ligustrina
COMMON NAME:
Sebastian-bush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sefr_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-09-001:
Sebastiania ligustrina
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sebastiana ligustrina
2618
Shrub
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: swamp forests, other wet to moist, mostly shaded, habitats, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Green
Unisexual
3 sepals
Petals absent
3 stamens in staminate flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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