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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oxypolis ternata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxypolis ternata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Oxypolis denticulata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-34-002:
Oxypolis ternata FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oxypolis ternata
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Cowbane
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September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Umbels composed of 5-11 rays, mostly 2-8cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Leaves few, well-spaced; usually divided into 3 linear or threadlike segment, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm161001_768
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
So slender that it is hard to see among neighboring grasses and sedges, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oxypolis ternata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxypolis ternata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Oxypolis denticulata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-34-002:
Oxypolis ternata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oxypolis ternata
4048
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, sandhill seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Ternately compound, or unifoliolate (appearing simple)
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 petals
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p247
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p145
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p182
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