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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrolea corymbosa
FAMILY
Hydroleaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Tall Hydrolea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrolea corymbosa
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrolea corymbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-01-002?:
Hydrolea corymbosa FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nama corymbosum
COMMON NAME:
Tall Hydrolea, Skyflower
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Keith Bradley kab_hydrolea_corymbosa
September Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Deep blue flowers with an elongated pistil surrounded by 5 showy stamens, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrolea corymbosa
FAMILY
Hydroleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrolea corymbosa
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrolea corymbosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-01-002?:
Hydrolea corymbosa
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nama corymbosum
2991
Marginal emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pond cypress savannas, depression meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Axillary spines absent or rudimentary
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile
Margins serrate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep blue
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-parted calyx
5 petals
5 exserted stamens, fused to corolla (pollen is orange)
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p058
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p318
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p405
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p076
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p222
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