Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prosartes maculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Prosartes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The fruits are more reminiscent of Uvularia than of Prosartes lanuginosa, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prosartes maculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prosartes maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Prosartes maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-08-002:
Disporum maculatum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Disporum maculatum
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin
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JK Marlow jkm060429_027
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
Leaves relatively few and large, slightly rough to the touch, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060429_034
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm160421_394
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sepals and petals lanceolate, acuminate, abruptly contracted to a long claw, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160421_397
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaf sparsely pubescent, the pubescence stiff thus leaf feeling slightly rough, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_maculata_spot
April
Flowers terminate the branch opposite last leaf. Perianth spotted with purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Steve Marlow snm_spottedmand_268e
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prosartes maculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prosartes maculata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prosartes maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Prosartes maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-08-002:
Disporum maculatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Disporum maculatum
482
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Nutrient-rich deciduous forests, especially cove forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow/ Whitish
(spotted with purple)
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Red/Orange
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p122
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p162
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p026
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p369
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p358
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p413
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p008
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