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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-01-001:
Elytraria caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISSPELLED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tubiflora carolinensis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Elytraria
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-01-001:
Elytraria caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISSPELLED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tubiflora carolinensis
3091
Forb
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Uncommon
Look for it in swamp forests over coquina limestone ("marl"), per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer
Blue/White
Bisexual
4-5 lobed calyx
5-lobed (somewhat 2-lipped) funnelform corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Green
Capsule
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