Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Antigonon leptopus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antigonon leptopus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
(?)
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Corculum leptopum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Corculum leptopus
COMMON NAME:
Love-chain, Queen's-jewels, Confederate-vine, Corallita
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Keith Bradley kab_a_leptopus_71364
October Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
Tepals ovate to elliptic, outer three broader than inner two, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_a_leptopus_71366
October Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_a_leptopus_71377
October Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
A climbing vine, unusual in Polygonaceae in having tendrils, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_a_leptopus_71377b
October Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
Tendrils terminal and axillary, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_a_leptopus_71377c
October Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
Leaf base usually cordate, margins ciliate, apex acute to acuminate, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Antigonon leptopus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antigonon leptopus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
(?)
-
Corculum leptopum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Corculum leptopus
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Herbaceous vine (base sometimes woody)
Perennial
Non-native: tropical America
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare
Look for it to be commonly cultivated, rarely persisting or escaping, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink to purplish
Bisexual
5 petaloid sepals of two different sizes, united at base, perianth campanulate
Petals absent
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene
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