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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triodanis biflora
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
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Read more about Southern Venus's Looking-glass at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triodanis biflora
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Triodanis perfoliata ssp. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Triodanis perfoliata var. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-01-002:
Specularia biflora FAMILY Campanulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Venus's Looking-glass, Small Venus's Looking-glass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_spbi4_001_lvd
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Frank Bridges fab_venus_biflora
May Coweta County GA
Sepals lanceolate, acute to acuminate. Bracteal lvs usually longer than wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170527_556
May Anderson County SC
Chasmogamous flowers terminal, often also in the last 1-3 leaf axils, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170527_557
May Anderson County SC
Leaves sessile or often short-petiolate, not (or only slightly) clasping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm230606_3746
June Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Capsules 1-1.5mm broad, the pores above the middle, usually just below the apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triodanis biflora
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triodanis biflora
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Triodanis perfoliata ssp. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Triodanis perfoliata var. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-01-002:
Specularia biflora
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
4292
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Roadsides, gardens, glades, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet/bluish-white
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed rotate corolla (usually)
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Poricidal capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p536
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p358
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p146
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p340
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