Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cuthbertia rosea
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Cuthbertia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callisia rosea
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Callisia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-001a:
Tradescantia rosea var. rosea FAMILY Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cuthbertia rosea
COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Roseling, Common Roseling
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May McCormick County SC
Cymes 3-15 flowered. Flowers minutely bracteate, pedicels glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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May McCormick County SC
Plant glabrous or glabrate, 2-5dm tall. Leaves to 3dm long, to 14mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160515_676
May McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2760
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2762
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Flowers 3-merous, petals rose, 4-8mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cuthbertia rosea
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callisia rosea
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Callisia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-001a:
Tradescantia rosea var. rosea
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cuthbertia rosea
2223
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA & SC (uncommon to rare in NC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rose
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
6 fertile stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p271
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p296
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p155
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p159
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p015
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p372
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