NameThatPlant.net: Stewartia ovata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-002:

Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Camellia, Mountain Stewartia

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 124-01-002:
Stewartia ovata FAMILY Theaceae

1467

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic forests, especially along streams and on acidic bluffs, often in openings in rhododendron thickets (‘hells’), in the Coastal Plain of VA restricted to ravines, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White
5 sepals (rarely 6-7)
5 petals (rarely 6-7)
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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