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Read more about Harbinger-of-Spring at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (EXCLUDED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-:
Erigenia bulbosa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Erigenia bulbosa
COMMON NAME:
Harbinger-of-Spring, Pepper-and-Salt, Erigenia
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_erbu_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_bulbosa_17
March Floyd County GA
Black's Bluff Preserve
Anthers are purplish-brown, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_erigenia_bulbosa_2
March
Black's Bluff Preserve
Black of anthers & white of petals give plant a "pepper & salt" appearance, per www.missouriplants.com
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_erigenia_bulbosa_9
March
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4894
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Schizocarps purplish-black [when ripe], broader than long, notched at apex, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm090404_043
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm090404_054
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves divided 2-3 times into 3 segments each, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.