NameThatPlant.net: Tamala palustris

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Laurales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamala palustris FAMILY Lauraceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Swamp Redbay from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Persea palustris FAMILY Lauraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-01-001?:

Persea borbonia FAMILY Lauraceae

COMMON NAME:
Swamp Redbay, Swamp Bay

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamala palustris FAMILY Lauraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Persea palustris FAMILY Lauraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 084-01-001?:
Persea borbonia FAMILY Lauraceae

2313

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: swamps, pocosins, bay forests, maritime forests, generally in wet peaty soils, but also in fairly dry, sandy soils in maritime forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
6 persistent tepals
9-12 stamens (inner 3 sterile)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in compact clusters in axillary stalks

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/Black
Drupe

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