WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea gonocarpos
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
GREATER THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 157-03-001&2:
Matelea gonocarpa
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
GREATER THAN
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950):
Gonolobus gonocarpos
GREATER THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas:
Matelea suberosa
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Anglepod
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Roxanna Martin rlm22409_013
February Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm53010_818
May Spartanburg County SC
Buds conical, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Gill Newberry gn06_matelea_inf
June
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JK Marlow jkm120617_963
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaves 8-12(20)cm long, 4-10cm wide, apex apiculate, base widely cordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_965
June Spartanburg County SC
Stem mostly hairy; 5 spreading petals yellowish at tip, deep purple at base, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_968
June Spartanburg County SC
Petals usually more than 2x long as sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_971
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaves may be up to 8" long and 6" wide but are often slightly smaller, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmggonocarpus_hutch10
June Colleton County SC
Upper surface of corolla lobes multi-colored, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE flowers of Matelea species
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmggonocarpus_hutch12
June Colleton County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm61908_008
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6510_365
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6510_366
June Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120729_098
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm72608_049
July Spartanburg County SC
Leaves heart-shaped to 4" long and half that wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Roxanna Martin rlm752009_073
July Spartanburg County SC
The fruit is a large tapering follicle with conspicuously angled sutures, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Gill Newberry gn08_m_suberosa
August
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Roxanna Martin rlm92509_003
September Spartanburg County SC
Fruits are smooth angled follicles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Roxanna Martin rlm111309_018
November Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm112209_031
November Spartanburg County SC
The follicles are dehiscent along 1 suture, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.