NameThatPlant.net: Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Triosteum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-04-002:

Triosteum aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Orange-fruited Horse-gentian

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-04-002:
Triosteum aurantiacum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

1889

Forb

Habitat: woodlands and forests in circumneutral soils, particularly those over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red/Brownish-red
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed tubular corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Drupe

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