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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida
FAMILY
Cannaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida
FAMILY
Cannaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Canna flaccida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Canna flaccida
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Canna flaccida
COMMON NAME:
Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot
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Keith Bradley kab_canna_flaccida_11968
April Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Sepals greenish, 25-30mm. Petals yellowish-green, lobes ~50-65mm, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_canna_flaccida_11974
April Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
The showy part of the flower consists of 3 yellow petal-like false stamens, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Keith Bradley kab_canna_flaccida_11977
April Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
The fruit is covered with small elongated warts, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida
FAMILY
Cannaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida
FAMILY
Cannaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Canna flaccida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Canna flaccida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:
Canna flaccida
FAMILY
Cannaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Canna flaccida
2993
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marshes, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC
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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.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow staminodes
Asymmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 stamen & 3 petaloid staminodes
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p332
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p476
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p174
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