NameThatPlant.net: Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Aruncus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-14-001:

Aruncus dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Goatsbeard, Bride's Feathers

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-14-001:
Aruncus dioicus FAMILY Rosaceae

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Forb
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests and woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains (uncommon in NC Piedmont, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Ternately compound
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens on staminate flowers
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle

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