Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Basal Angiosperms (flowering plants): Austrobaileyales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Illicium parviflorum
FAMILY
Illiciaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmiparviflorum_and1
June Anderson County SC
Flowers on downwardly curved stalks from leaf axils, about 12mm across, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmiparviflorum_and3
June Anderson County SC
Petals yellow, ovate or suborbicular, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
Paul Thompson pstillicium_parviflorum
September?
Leaf tips are rounded, and crushed leaves smell like licorice. Clemson Extension
JK Marlow s071108_e
November Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Crushed leaves strongly aromatic. Lateral veins indistinct or not evident, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.