Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

1168
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata +

SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database: Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata +

LESS THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Rutaceae
103-02-001
Ptelea trifoliata

Common Name:
Wafer-ash, Hop-tree

Shrub Tree
Perennial
Deciduous

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it on rocky bluffs, esp calcareous or mafic, open woodlands, calcareous Coastal Plain river bluffs, granitic domes, per Weakley's Flora



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...Moist ...Variable ...Dry

Leaves:
Compound: Ternately
Alternate

Flower:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
4(3-5) sepals
4(3-5) petals
4(3-5) stamens

Fruit:
Summer
Samara

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p109
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p026
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p307
Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p40
Landscaping with Native Trees p255
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p082
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p170
Trees of the Southeastern US p077
Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p07




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JK Marlow      jkm0304f_06


April
Greenville County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0304f_14


April
Greenville County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

 

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JK Marlow      jkm070407_087


April
McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

 

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JK Marlow      jkm070407_091


April
McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0205j_19


May
Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0205k_04


May
Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park

The round, winged fruits are aboout 3/4" in diameter, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0305k_16


May
Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park

 

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Ron Lance      rwl_ptrifoliata


May
Rutherford County NC

 

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JK Marlow      jkm0307c_27


July
Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park

 

"Go out, go out I beg of you And taste the beauty of the wild. Behold the beauty of the earth With all the wonder of a child." — Edna Jaques