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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ceanothus americanus var. americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-02-001:
Ceanothus americanus FAMILY Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ceanothus americanus var. americanus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ceanothus americanus
COMMON NAME:
Common New Jersey Tea, Redroot, Northeastern Ceanothus
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_081
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ceam_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_ceam_004_lvd
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Alan S. Weakley asw_769609158207578
May Granville County NC
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JK Marlow jkm0405w_37
May Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Flower clusters are terminal or arise from leaf axils on stalks 2-10" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm240502_9073
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Steve Marlow snm160531_104
May Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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Steve Marlow snm160531_104b
May Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Flowers have 5 hooded petals, each with a 1mm blade & a narrow 1mm long claw, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160605_913
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Low rounded shrub, to ~ 3' tall, that often has the aspect of a bushy herb, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8982
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210626_1714
June Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_americanus_6
June
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JK Marlow s080611_a
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm100702_090
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100702_100
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Fruits are fleshy three-lobed capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100702_101
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves are 3-nerved from the base, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_americanus_1
August
Flower clusters cylindric to egg-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_083021hayesville18
August Clay County NC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_083021hayesville19
August Clay County NC
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JK Marlow jkm0410n_32b
October Oconee County SC
Roadside
Seeds have been dispersed; the little "cups" left behind are the hypanthia.
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JK Marlow jkm101120_255
November Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ceanothus americanus var. americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ceanothus americanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-02-001:
Ceanothus americanus
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ceanothus americanus var. americanus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ceanothus americanus
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Woodland borders, dry woodlands, glady openings, dry ridge forests and woodlands (pine or oak) in the Mountains, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains & Piedmont (uncommon in NC Coastal Plain, rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Grayish-white
5-merous
5 petals
5 exserted stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p154
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p320
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p239
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p072
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p147
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p176
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p183
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p059
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p091
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p310
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p147
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p149
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p309
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p160
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p197
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p094
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p125
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