Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Garryales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Aucuba japonica
FAMILY
Garryaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aucuba japonica
FAMILY
Cornaceae
COMMON NAME:
Aucuba, Japanese-laurel, Spotted-laurel
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JK Marlow jkm160311_205
March Greenville County SC
Riparian zone along urban waterway
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JK Marlow jkm160311_206
March Greenville County SC
Riparian zone along urban waterway
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JK Marlow jkm160311_207
March Greenville County SC
Riparian zone along urban waterway
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JK Marlow jkm160322_038
March Greenville County SC
Leaves of most frequently planted cultivars prominently speckled with yellow, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Paul Thompson pstaucuba_japonica
September?
Twigs and branches are green. — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Aucuba japonica
FAMILY
Garryaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aucuba japonica
FAMILY
Cornaceae
3011
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Non-native: Japan & southeast Asia
Habitat: Commonly planted throughout our area, rarely escaping and naturalizing in suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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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:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Reddish-purple
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Calyx lobes minute
4 petals
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Red/ Dark purple or Black
Drupe
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