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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Loblolly Bay at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-02-001:
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
COMMON NAME:
Loblolly Bay, Gordonia
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gola_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gola_002_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_g_lasianthus_74867
June St. Johns County FL
Fourmile Swamp
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Keith Bradley kab_g_lasianthus_74877
June St. Johns County FL
Fourmile Swamp
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Keith Bradley kab_g_lasianthus_74881
June St. Johns County FL
Fourmile Swamp
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Keith Bradley kab_g_lasianthus_74883
June St. Johns County FL
Fourmile Swamp
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmglasinianthu_sebring2
June Polk County FL
Leaves glabrous, dark green, with blunt appressed teeth, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_lasianthus_8
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_gordonia_lasianthus4b
July
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John B. Nelson jbn_7762085352_06e1d987c6
August
The petals are minutely fringed. Has anybody noticed that?. — John Nelson
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John B. Nelson jbn_7762085352_1c11cd7d1c
August
Flowers about 3" across with a ringed mass of bright yellow stamens, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Keith Bradley kab_g_lasianthus_9593
December Marion County SC
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmglasinianthus_wl2
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-02-001:
Gordonia lasianthus
FAMILY
Theaceae
624
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common, endemic to the Southeastern Coastal Plain
Look for it in pocosins, bayheads, acidic, organic-rich swamp forests, wet pine savannas, bay forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Bisexual
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p161
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p035
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p311
- Landscaping with Native Trees p118
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p095
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p328
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p218
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p119
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p117
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p152
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p156
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p241