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Common Name:
Common Cattail, Broadleaf Cattail
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Typha latifolia FAMILY: Typhaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Typha latifolia FAMILY: Typhaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Typha latifolia 019-01-001 FAMILY: Typhaceae
Habitat: Fresh waters of ponds, lakes, ditches, marshes, including in tidal freshwater marshes
Common
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Common Name:
Bunched Arrowhead
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sagittaria fasciculata FAMILY: Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sagittaria fasciculata FAMILY: Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sagittaria fasciculata 027-03-005 FAMILY: Alismataceae
Habitat: Bogs, ditches adjacent to drained bogs, wooded seepage areas
Rare, endemic to a several-county area in sw. NC & nw. SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Broadleaf Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Common Arrowhead
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sagittaria latifolia + FAMILY: Alismataceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sagittaria latifolia FAMILY: Alismataceae
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sagittaria latifolia + 027-03-009 FAMILY: Alismataceae
Look for it in bogs, marshes, and - in the case of var. latifolia - swamps, farm ponds, ditches
Common (var. pubescens is uncommon in GA Piedmont & NC Coastal Plain and rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Green Arrow-arum, Tuckahoe
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Peltandra virginica FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Peltandra virginica FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Peltandra virginica 032-04-001 FAMILY: Araceae
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, beaver ponds, pocosins, other stagnant, aquatic situations, freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Dayflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Commelina virginica FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Commelina virginica FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Commelina virginica 038-01-001 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, swamp forests, tidal swamp forests, other moist to wet forests and forest edges
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Asiatic Dayflower, Common Dayflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Commelina communis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Commelina communis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Commelina communis 038-01-003 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Gardens, bottomlands, disturbed ground, and a common invader of rocky glades
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Old World
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Common Name:
Murdannia, Asian Spiderwort, Marsh Dewflower, Wart-removing Herb
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Murdannia keisak FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Murdannia keisak FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aneilema keisak 038-02-002 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Stream banks, canals, ditches, freshwater marshes (tidal and non-tidal), swamp forests, wet disturbed places
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont) (rare in Carolina Mountains)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Little Sweet Betsy, Purple Toadshade
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium cuneatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium cuneatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cuneatum var. cuneatum 041-03-001a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: In rich soils of cove forests, moist slopes, and bottomlands, usually over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant
Common to uncommon, locally abundant (rare in SC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium catesbyi FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium catesbaei FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium catesbaei 041-03-007 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, cove forests
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonatum biflorum + FAMILY: Ruscaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonatum biflorum 041-10-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it . Depending on variety, it can be found in moist to dry forests and/or on roadbanks
Common to rare, depending on variety and region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem, Snowflake, Nap-at-noon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ornithogalum umbellatum FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum umbellatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum umbellatum 041-28-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests, commonly cultivated
Common (uncommon GA Mountains & SC Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ornithogalum nutans FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum nutans FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum nutans 041-28-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Lawns and suburban woodlands, commonly cultivated
Waif(s)
Non-native: west Asia
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Common Name:
Starch Grape-hyacinth, Blue Bottles
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Muscari neglectum FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Muscari neglectum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Muscari racemosum 041-30-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas
Common in Mountains of GA & SC, common in NC Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Field Garlic, Wild Onion, Onion-grass, Crow Garlic
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Allium vineale FAMILY: Alliaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Allium vineale ssp. vineale FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Allium vineale 041-35-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Lawns, pastures, other disturbed places
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Wild Onion, Meadow Garlic
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Allium canadense FAMILY: Alliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Allium canadense var. canadense FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Allium canadense var. canadense 041-35-002a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, pastures, roadsides
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Lily-turf, Liriope
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Liriope graminifolia FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Liriope graminifolia FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Mondo Grass, Black Mondo, Monkeygrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Ophiopogon japonicus FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ophiopogon japonicus FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Suburban forests
Waif(s)
Non-native: China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed-grass, Stout Blue-eyed-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sisyrinchium angustifolium FAMILY: Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sisyrinchium angustifolium FAMILY: Iridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sisyrinchium angustifolium 046-02-004 FAMILY: Iridaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, forests, meadows, sandhill swales
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Annual Blue-eyed-grass, Lawn Blue-eyed-grass, Fairy Stars
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sisyrinchium micranthum FAMILY: Iridaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Sisyrinchium rosulatum FAMILY: Iridaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sisyrinchium rosulatum 046-02-005 FAMILY: Iridaceae
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, prairies, pinelands
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to Alabama & Florida
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Common Name:
Cranefly Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Tipularia discolor FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tipularia discolor FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tipularia discolor 049-16-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of mesic to rather dry forests
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
False Nettle, Swamp-nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Boehmeria cylindrica FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Boehmeria cylindrica FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Boehmeria cylindrica 059-03-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, bogs, tidal marshes, other marshes, other wetlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Greenfruit Clearweed, Richweed, Coolwort, Canadian Clearweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilea pumila FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pilea pumila FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pilea pumila 059-05-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomlands, freshwater marshes, tidal marshes, disturbed wet ground
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Curly Dock, Yellow Dock
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rumex crispus ssp. crispus FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rumex crispus ssp. crispus FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rumex crispus 063-02-006 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, pastures, fields
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Bitter Dock, Broadleaf Dock
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rumex obtusifolius 063-02-009 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Pastures, barnyards, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pinkweed, Common Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria pensylvanica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum pensylvanicum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum pensylvanicum 063-04-008 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, bottomlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dockleaf Smartweed, Willow-weed, Pale Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria lapathifolia FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum lapathifolium FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum lapathifolium 063-04-009 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, bottomland fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longbristle Smartweed, Bristly Lady's-thumb, Creeping Smartweed, Tufted Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria longiseta FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum 063-04-013 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, ditches
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Mild Waterpepper, Swamp Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides 063-04-016a FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, streams, ditches
Common (uncommon in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Smartweed, Bog Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria setacea FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum setaceum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum setaceum 063-04-017 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests
Common (rare in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Arrowleaf Tearthumb, Arrowvine, Scratch-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria sagittata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum sagittatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum sagittatum 063-04-018 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, beaver impoundments, wet thickets
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Japanese Knotweed, Japanese Bamboo, Japanese Buckwheat
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Reynoutria japonica var. japonica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cuspidatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cuspidatum 063-04-023 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, river banks and sandbars, often forming dense thickets
Common in Mountains & in NC, rare in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Smooth Pigweed, Smooth Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Slim Amaranth
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Amaranthus hybridus ssp. hybridus FAMILY: Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Amaranthus hybridus FAMILY: Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Amaranthus hybridus 066-03-002 FAMILY: Amaranthaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common
Native distribution uncertain, but apparently native to eastern US
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Common Name:
Common Pokeweed, Poke
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phytolacca americana FAMILY: Phytolaccaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phytolacca americana var. americana FAMILY: Phytolaccaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phytolacca americana 068-01-001 FAMILY: Phytolaccaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of natural and disturbed habitats, usually associated with exposed mineral soil
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Purslane, Garden Purslane, Pussley, Pursley
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Portulaca oleracea FAMILY: Portulacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Portulaca oleracea FAMILY: Portulacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Portulaca oleracea 070-03-005 FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Habitat: Gardens, disturbed areas, cracks in sidewalks; partly native in our area (different genotypes, sometimes treated as varieties, subspecies, or species, appear to have different areas of origin but are now widely distributed by introduction)
Common
Partly native and partly introduced
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Common Name:
Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Portulaca amilis FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Portulaca amilis FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Habitat: Sandy fields, lawns, and other dry, sandy, disturbed habitats
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: South America
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Common Name:
Knawel, Annual Knawel, Knotgrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Scleranthus annuus FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scleranthus annuus 071-01-001 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Fields, ditches, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA, uncommon in Mountains)
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe, northern Africa, western Asia
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Common Name:
Common Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stellaria media FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stellaria media ssp. media FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Stellaria media 071-07-002 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, gardens, fields, bottomlands, moist forests
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Gray Mouse-ear Chickweed, Gray Chickweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cerastium brachypetalum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cerastium brachypetalum FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cerastium brachypetalum 071-08-004 FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Spatterdock, Broadleaf Pondlily, Cow-lily, Yellow Pond Lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nuphar advena FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nuphar lutea ssp. advena FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nuphar luteum ssp. macrophyllum 073-01-001a FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, natural depression ponds, old millponds, slow-flowing rivers (blackwater and brownwater), tidal freshwater marshes
Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains & GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ranunculus abortivus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus abortivus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus abortivus 076-13-011 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Bottomland and other moist forests, low fields, disturbed areas, lawns, roadsides
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Pilewort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ficaria verna ssp. verna FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus ficaria FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Disturbed rich forests and bottomlands, mesic suburban forests, lawns, naturalized locally from horticultural plantings
Rare, naturalized locally from horticultural plantings
Non-native: Europe
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Thimbleweed, Tall Thimbleweed, Tall Anemone
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Anemone virginiana var. virginiana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anemone virginiana var. virginiana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Anemone virginiana 076-16-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands, prairies, especially prevalent on circumneutral soils
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bloodroot, Red Puccoon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sanguinaria canadensis FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanguinaria canadensis FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanguinaria canadensis 085-01-001 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Moist nutrient-rich forests
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Corydalis flavula FAMILY: Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Corydalis flavula FAMILY: Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Corydalis flavula 086-03-002 FAMILY: Fumariaceae
Habitat: Rich moist forests, especially alluvial forests, also in glades and on outcrops over mafic rocks (such as greenstone)
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fumitory, Earthsmoke
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Fumaria officinalis FAMILY: Fumariaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis FAMILY: Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fumaria officinalis 086-04-001 FAMILY: Fumariaceae
Habitat: Sandy fields, disturbed places, escaped from gardens
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Cleome, Spiderflower, Pinkqueen
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tarenaya species 1 FAMILY: Cleomaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cleome hassleriana FAMILY: Capparaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cleome houtteana 087-01-001 FAMILY: Capparaceae
Habitat: Gardens, disturbed areas, sandbars, riverbanks, persistent and self-seeding from cultivation as an ornamental
Uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: South America
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Common Name:
Shortpod Draba, Short-fruited Draba
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Abdra brachycarpa FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Draba brachycarpa FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Draba brachycarpa 088-01-002 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, open places (fields, roadsides, woodland margins, disturbed areas)
Uncommon in Piedmont & SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Field Pennycress, Frenchweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thlaspi arvense FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thlaspi arvense FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thlaspi arvense 088-02-002 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC (rare in GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Poor Man's Pepper, Peppergrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum FAMILY: Brassicaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lepidium virginicum 088-04-003 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Shepherd's Purse
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Capsella bursa-pastoris 088-06-001 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, gardens, disturbed areas
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Mouse-ear Cress
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Arabidopsis thaliana FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Arabidopsis thaliana FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arabidopsis thaliana 088-15-001 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides, lawns
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Early Winter-cress, Creasy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Barbarea verna FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Barbarea verna FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Barbarea verna 088-22-001 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in SC Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Hairy Bittercress
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cardamine hirsuta FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cardamine hirsuta FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cardamine hirsuta 088-23-008 FAMILY: Brassicaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, including fields and gardens
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Wild Strawberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Fragaria virginiana FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fragaria virginiana 097-01-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Grasslands, roadsides, pastures, woodlands, grassy balds
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla indica FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Duchesnea indica FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Duchesnea indica 097-02-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, gardens, weedy clearings
Common
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Dwarf Cinquefoil, Running Five-fingers
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Potentilla canadensis FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potentilla canadensis FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla canadensis 097-04-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, forests, fields, lawns, disturbed areas
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Littleleaf Sensitive-briar, Eastern Sensitive-briar
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mimosa microphylla FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mimosa microphylla FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Schrankia microphylla 098-02-001 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands and forests, dry disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coffeeweed, Sicklepod
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Senna obtusifolia FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Senna obtusifolia FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cassia obtusifolia 098-05-001 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Fields (especially soybean fields), disturbed areas
Common (rare in NC Mountains)
Non-native: New World tropics?
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Common Name:
Common Partridge-pea, Showy Partridge Pea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata FAMILY: Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata FAMILY: Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cassia fasciculata 098-05-005 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, fencerows, and a wide range of other habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sensitive Partridge-pea, Common Sensitive-plant
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans FAMILY: Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cassia nictitans 098-05-006 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, disturbed areas, pine savannas, and a wide variety of other habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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