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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monotropa brittonii   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Monotropaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-001?:

Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Monotropa brittonii

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Ghost Pipes, Scrub Ghost-flower


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image of Monotropa brittonii, Southern Ghost Pipes, Scrub Ghost-flower

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_moun3_001_lvd

        


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monotropa brittonii   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Monotropaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-001?:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monotropa brittonii

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4490

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, other dry, sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep pink to salmon, orangish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
Sepals absent, apparently (?)
5 petals
10 stamens (8-14?)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Fall?
Capsule

 

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