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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phytolacca americana var. rigida   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Phytolacca americana var. rigida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Phytolacca americana var. rigida

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 068-01-001?:

Phytolacca americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Phytolacca rigida

COMMON NAME:
Maritime Pokeweed

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Alan S. Weakley    asw_10231861436294884

July    Georgetown County    SC

Maritime Pokeweed is a more rigid plant than P. americana, and its racemes are shorter & erect, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_phytolacca_rigida_4

July        

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_phytolacca_rigida_4b

July        

The raceme is erect (rarely divergent) in flower and fruit, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phytolacca rigida   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phytolacca americana var. rigida   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phytolacca americana var. rigida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Phytolacca americana var. rigida

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 068-01-001?:
Phytolacca americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phytolacca rigida