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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata   FAMILY Marantaceae   Go to FSUS key


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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image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_thde_001_lvd

        

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

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).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_070421atlanta04

July    Fulton County    GA

Old Fourth Ward Park

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

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).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

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).

image of Thalia dealbata, Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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

 

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