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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Nerium oleander   FAMILY Apocynaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nerium oleander   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Nerium oleander

 

COMMON NAME:
Oleander


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image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    jkm080410_059

April    Charleston County    SC

Caution! All parts of the plant are poisonous, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    jkm080410_064

April    Charleston County    SC

Frequently cultivated on barrier islands because of its salt resistance, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    jkm080410_070

April    Charleston County    SC

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    s080410_b

April    Charleston County    SC

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    s080410_c

April    Charleston County    SC

Leaf midvein prominent abaxially, lateral veins numerous and parallel, per Flora of China.

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    jkm090515_047

May    Georgetown County    SC

In cultivation

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

JK Marlow    jkm090515_052

May    Georgetown County    SC

In cultivation

image of Nerium oleander, Oleander

Paul Thompson    pstnerium_oleander

September?        

Note very fine parallel lateral veins and sticky sap. Poisonous. — Clemson Extension

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Nerium oleander   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nerium oleander   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nerium oleander

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2637

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Frequently cultivated, especially on barrier islands (because of its salt resistance), sometimes persistent or weakly naturalizing, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite or whorls of 3-4

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Cream/Pink/Lilac/Red/Yellow/Orange
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Paired follicles

 

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