...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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Read more about Wafer-ash at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ptelea trifoliata
FAMILY
Rutaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ptelea trifoliata +
FAMILY
Rutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 103-02-001:
Ptelea trifoliata
FAMILY
Rutaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wafer-ash, Hoptree
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JK Marlow jkm0304f_14
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ptelea_trifoliata
April
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_115756
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers small, greenish-white, in terminal clusters, foul-smelling, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0205j_19
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305k_16
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaflets vary in size & shape, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Ron Lance rwl_ptrifoliata
May Rutherford County NC
Terminal leaflet sessile, thus different from Poison Ivy and Poison Oak, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
COMPARE
leaves of Poison Ivy and others confused with it
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_img0
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_img1
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ptelea_trifoliata_2
June
The round, winged fruits are aboout 3/4" in diameter, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_27
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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Dan Whitten sdw_163
September Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Leaf scars almost surround the sunken hairy bud, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Dan Whitten sdw_164
September Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm121027_830
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm121027_833
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve