Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygonella croomii
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina October-flower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella croomii
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum polygamum var. croomii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Polygonella polygama var. croomii
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonella polygama
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-002?:
Polygonella polygama FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonella croomii
COMMON NAME:
Carolina October-flower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygonella croomii
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella croomii
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum polygamum var. croomii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Polygonella polygama var. croomii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonella polygama
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-002?:
Polygonella polygama
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonella croomii
4960
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, primarily in the fall-line Sandhills and middle Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals: Creamy white
5 sepals (three inner, two outer)
Petals absent
8 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Nutlet
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