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Read more: Helonias bullata (Swamp Pink) at Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve, Greenville County, South Carolina by Jim Fowler.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Heloniadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-16-001:
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Pink
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hebu_001_lvd
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Ben Geer Keys bgk658_a
April
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Diane Creaton dmc_03355
April Greenville County SC
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David Campbell mdc_helonias
April Ashe County NC
A two-inch egg-shaped cluster of pink flowers on a hollow stalk, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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David Campbell mdc_heloniashabitat
April Ashe County NC
Habitat.
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Tim Lee tle_swamppink_001
April? NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm160502_042
May Jackson County NC
Habitat.
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JK Marlow jkm160502_048
May Jackson County NC
A rosette of oblanceolate evergreen leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm160502_110
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
The flowering scape elongates markedly in fruit, reaching 1m in height, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160502_112
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
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Dan Whitten sdw_matthewsckbog019b
May Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Flowers have pale blue anthers and exude a spicy fragrance, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Tim Spira tpshbullata_rosettes
June