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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sageretia minutiflora
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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Read more about Shell-mound Buckthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sageretia minutiflora
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sageretia minutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sageretia minutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-05-001:
Sageretia minutiflora FAMILY Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sageretia minutiflora
COMMON NAME:
Shell-mound Buckthorn, Small-flowered Buckthorn, Smallflower Mock-buckthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sageretia minutiflora
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sageretia minutiflora
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sageretia minutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sageretia minutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-05-001:
Sageretia minutiflora
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sageretia minutiflora
2323
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: shell middens and shell hammocks, dry calcareous hammocks and maritime forests, in FL and AL in floodplain forests (especially calcareous), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
5-merous
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Purplish-black
Drupe-like berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p363
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p513
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p180
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p091
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p319
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p094
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p312
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