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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Clerodendrum trichotomum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clerodendrum trichotomum
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clerodendrum trichotomum
INCLUDING -
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
COMMON NAME:
Harlequin Glorybower, Harlequin Beauty-bower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Clerodendrum trichotomum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clerodendrum trichotomum
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clerodendrum trichotomum
INCLUDING
-
Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum
344
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, streambanks; cultivated and also strongly naturalized, this species is becoming a serious invasive in many parts of our region, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Red
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
4 stamens, attached to corolla tube
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Drupe
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