NameThatPlant.net: Canna flaccida

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Zingiberales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:

Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae

COMMON NAME:
Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Indian Shot

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 042-01-001:
Canna flaccida FAMILY Cannaceae

2993

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marshes, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow staminodes
Asymmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 stamen & 3 petaloid staminodes
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

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