Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Prosartes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Prosartes lanuginosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prosartes lanuginosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-08-001:
Disporum lanuginosum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Fairybells
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4857
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Flowers terminate the branches opposite the last leaf. Perianth unspotted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0404m_27
April Polk County NC
1-3 flowers hang from the tips of branches, often obsured by the leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm090405_023
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves relatively many and small, the leaf pubescence weak & soft to the touch, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm120421_169
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
The many-branched stem overall looks dissimilar to other plants in SC, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm180414_294
April Polk County NC
Upper leaf surface glabrous (midrib & main veins sparsely pubescent), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm120517_806
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lower leaf surface sparsely pubescent (midrib densely pubescent), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm120830_224
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Fruits are smooth, reddish, elliptic-shaped berries, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm140913_762
September Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Seeds smooth, light yellow, ellipsoid to oblong, 5-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.