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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Clerodendrum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clerodendrum trichotomum
COMMON NAME:
Harlequin Glorybower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clerodendrum trichotomum
344
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, streambanks; cultivated and strongly naturalized, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Red
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
4 stamens, attached to corolla tube
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Drupe
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