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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Abelia ×grandiflora
FAMILY
Linnaeaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abelia ×grandiflora [chinensis × uniflora]
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Abelia
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Paul Thompson pstabelia_grandiflora
September?
New stems are red. — Clemson Extension
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Keith Bradley kab_a_xgrandiflora_3216
December Richland County SC
Flowers white-flushed pink. Sepals persist, evolving rose to purplish tinge, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Abelia ×grandiflora
FAMILY
Linnaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abelia ×grandiflora [chinensis × uniflora]
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
3010
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban thickets, commonly planted in our area, sometimes persistent or rarely weakly naturalizing, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: the parent species are native to China
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Evergreen/Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish-pink
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
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