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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Shortia brevistyla
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
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Learn more about Northern Oconee Bells from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Shortia brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Shortia brevistyla ... (Diapensiaceae), a narrow endemic from the headwaters of the Catawba River in NC (Gaddy et al., 2019)
Shortia brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-01-001?:
Shortia galacifolia FAMILY Diapensiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sherwoodia galacifolia
COMMON NAME:
Northern Shortia, Northern Oconee Bells
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Style 6-10 (-12) mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Style about 1.3-1.5× as long as the stamens, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Leaves orbicular to elliptic-orbicular, coarsely crenate-serrate, base rounded to cordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Shortia brevistyla
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Shortia brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Shortia brevistyla ... (Diapensiaceae), a narrow endemic from the headwaters of the Catawba River in NC (Gaddy et al., 2019)
Shortia brevistyla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 146-01-001?:
Shortia galacifolia
FAMILY
Diapensiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sherwoodia galacifolia
4400
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: On moist slopes, creekbanks, and rock outcrops in humid escarpment gorges with high rainfall, generally in deep shade under Rhododendron maximum, at elevations of 350-550m, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals barely united at base
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 stamens & 5 very short staminodia
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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