Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Polygonatum pubescens
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonatum pubescens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-10-001:
Polygonatum pubescens FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonatum biflorum
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Solomon's Seal, Downy Solomon’s Seal
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2869
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Flowers 3/8-1/2" long, tubular and with 6 short, pointed, spreading tepal lobes, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
JK Marlow jkm230428_2871
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Leaves narrowly elliptical to oval, short-petioled, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
JK Marlow jkm230428_2875
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Leaves hariess above, with 3-9 finely hariy veins beneath, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
JK Marlow jkm230428_2881
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Leaves pubescent on the veins beneath, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
JK Marlow jkm100730_237
July Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Berry blue-black, globose, 7-9mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Polygonatum pubescens
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonatum pubescens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-10-001:
Polygonatum pubescens
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonatum biflorum