Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cliftonia monophylla
FAMILY
Cyrillaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cliftonia monophylla
FAMILY
Cyrillaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cliftonia monophylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cliftonia monophylla
COMMON NAME:
Buckwheat-tree, Black Titi, Buckwheat-bush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cliftonia monophylla
FAMILY
Cyrillaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cliftonia monophylla
FAMILY
Cyrillaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cliftonia monophylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cliftonia monophylla
347
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Acid bogs, bayheads, swamps, and streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown/Olive
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p126
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p326
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p055
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p084
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p128
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p214
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p106