OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Santalales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 060-04-001:

Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Buffalo-nut, Oil-nut


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 060-04-001:
Pyrularia pubera   FAMILY Santalaceae

 

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1177

Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, over a wide range of substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
5-lobed calyx
Petals absent
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Drupe

 

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