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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera segregata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera segregata var. segregata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Forestiera segregata var. pinetorum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera globularis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera pinetorum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera porulosa
COMMON NAME:
Florida-privet, Florida Forestiera
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera segregata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera segregata var. segregata
FAMILY
Oleaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Forestiera segregata var. pinetorum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera globularis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera pinetorum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera porulosa
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
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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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p120?
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p143
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p094?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p140
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