Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Pieris phillyreifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pieris phillyreifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius
COMMON NAME:
Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush, Climbing Wicky
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Will Stuart wil_8578178428_5881ea1cdd
March Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
The only viny member of the Ericaceae in the United States, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Pieris phillyreifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pieris phillyreifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius
2630
Shrub; Woody vine
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Acidic swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx
Weakly 5-ridged cylindric-urceolate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p131
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p320
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p110
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p191
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p236