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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Thalia dealbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:
Thalia dealbata FAMILY Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thalia dealbata
COMMON NAME:
Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thde_001_lvd
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta03
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
Robust, scapose, erect perennial to 7' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta04
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta05
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
The specific epithet "dealbata" means "whitewashed", in reference to the frequent whitish cast, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_7807921582_9980b8e10f
August Durham County NC
Blomquist Gardens
Three petals longer and darker purple than the three pale purple sepals, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_7807942342_b4df370f1d
August Durham County
Blomquist Gardens
Leaves large, 12-20" long, 6-8" wide; leaf stalks to 32" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Thalia dealbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thalia dealbata
1493
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: swamp forests, wet ditches, brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia (introduced in NC)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 fertile stamen, plus staminodes
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p186
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p292