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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
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
Habitat: swamp forests over coquina limestone ("marl"), mesic and hydric hammocks, rarely in more acidic soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer
Blue/White
4-5 lobed calyx
5-lobed (somewhat 2-lipped) funnelform corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Green
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p431
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p132
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p020
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