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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crocanthemum canadense
FAMILY
Cistaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Canada Frostweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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, 1938)
Crocanthemum canadense
COMMON NAME:
Canada Frostweed, Canada Sunrose
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crca15_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_c_canadense_411
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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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.
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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.
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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.
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, 1938)
Crocanthemum canadense
3001
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Fields, woodlands, forest edges, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
5 petals in chasmogamous flowers/ petals absent in cleistogamous flowers
Numerous stamens in chasmogamous flowers/ few in cleistogamous flowers
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p278
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p243
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p072
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p095
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p100
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p110