NameThatPlant.net: Forestiera segregata

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Forestiera segregata FAMILY Oleaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera segregata var. segregata FAMILY Oleaceae

COMMON NAME:
Florida-privet, Florida Forestiera

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Forestiera segregata FAMILY Oleaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera segregata var. segregata FAMILY Oleaceae

2636

Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious or polygamo-dioecious

Habitat: calcareous scrub, shell middens, maritime forests and thickets, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
WinterSummer/Fall
Greenish-white
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Synsepalous calyx
Petals absent
Unisexual or bisexual

Flowers in axillary clusters

FRUIT:
WinterSummer/Fall
Blue-black
Drupe

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