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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crocanthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crocanthemum georgianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-02-005:
Helianthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crocanthemum georgianum
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Sunrose, Georgia Frostweed
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_georgianum1
June Dare County NC
A lack of basal leaves helps to distinguish this from Carolina Sunrose, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_georgianum1b
June Dare County NC
Flowers borne in scattered clusters or singly at branch tips, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_georgianum2
June Dare County NC
Chasmogamous and cleistogamous borne at the same time, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crocanthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crocanthemum georgianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-02-005:
Helianthemum georgianum
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crocanthemum georgianum
3167
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Openings in maritime forests, sandy disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
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:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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