Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Heloniadaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out Jim Fowler's blog for a look at Swamp Pink in South Carolina: 4-18-13 and 4-18-21.
Read more about Swamp Pink from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Read more from the South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance.
This is a monotypic genus and no other species even remotely looks like Swamp Pink. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-16-001:
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Pink
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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.
JK Marlow jkm160502_048
May Jackson County NC
A rosette of oblanceolate evergreen leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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 (2012).
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.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-16-001:
Helonias bullata
FAMILY
Liliaceae