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Read more about Halesia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-01-001?:
Halesia carolina
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Halesia monticola
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Silverbell
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JK Marlow jkm090412_111
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090412_117
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Anthers well inside the mouth of the corolla tube, per Weakley's Flora.
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Ron Lance rwl_halesia_monticola_b
April Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_halesia_monticola_c
April Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140418_155347
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Young bark [as on right] thin, with an orange-striped pattern, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Terry Gentry tmg_p4020065
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm060508_041
May Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm060508_046
May Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm080504_104
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Large tree to 40m tall (vs. var. tetraptera, a shrub or small tree to 10m), per Weakley's Flora.
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Ron Lance rwl2190_a
May
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JK Marlow jkm170818_663
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190913_1433
September Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park