Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Canada Frostweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crocanthemum canadense
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crocanthemum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-02-003:
Helianthemum canadense
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Crocanthemum canadense
COMMON NAME:
Canada Frostweed, Canada Sunrose
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Will Stuart wil_c_canadense_411
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Will Stuart wil_c_canadense_411b
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flowers to 1.5" wide (the numerous stamens tend to lie to one side), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Will Stuart wil_c_canadense_415
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Its chasmogamous flowers open only in bright sunshine for a few hours, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Will Stuart wil_c_canadense_417
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Stem pubescent, oft purple-brown. Leaves densely pubescent below, less above, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.