Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elliottia racemosa
COMMON NAME:
Georgia-plume, Southern-plume, Elliottia
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_823
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JK Marlow jkm130407_034
April Columbia County GA
Bark pale gray, thin, lightly furrowed whe young, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_035
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_036
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_040
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_069
April Columbia County GA
Bark somewhat similar to Sourwood but older trees not as deeply furrowed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elliottia racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Elliottia racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elliottia racemosa
510
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Xeric sandy ridges, sandhills, river bluffs; serpentine woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia (& Aiken Co, SC, where considered extirpated)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
4 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p211
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p103
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p132
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p131
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p257
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p134
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p106
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