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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Nerium oleander
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Oleander at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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JK Marlow jkm080410_059
April Charleston County SC
Caution! All parts of the plant are poisonous, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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JK Marlow jkm080410_064
April Charleston County SC
Frequently cultivated on barrier islands because of its salt resistance, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm080410_070
April Charleston County SC
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JK Marlow s080410_b
April Charleston County SC
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JK Marlow s080410_c
April Charleston County SC
Leaf midvein prominent abaxially, lateral veins numerous and parallel, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm090515_047
May Georgetown County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm090515_052
May Georgetown County SC
In cultivation
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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
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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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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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