Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Neviusia alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Neviusia alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Neviusia alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Neviusia alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Neviusia alabamensis
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Snow-wreath, Neviusia
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JK Marlow jkm200313_3182
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves ovate to lanceolate, doubly serrate, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Will Stuart wil_8472601235_c8263c16e3
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Flowers have numerous showy white stamens (no petals), per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Will Stuart wil_8472601235_fd4a645aee
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Flowers have 5-7 green, toothed, persistent sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Will Stuart wil_8472601711_1eb7aefe70
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
First discovered in Tennessee in 1981, and rare throughout its range, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Will Stuart wil_8473693238_7f2d5e1915
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
A deciduous shrub with biennial stems (like blackberries, but thornless), per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm090404_171
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_neviusia_alabamensis
April
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140403_124641
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_n_alabamensis_35
April?
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JK Marlow jkm231123_6935
November Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Neviusia alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Neviusia alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Neviusia alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Neviusia alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Neviusia alabamensis
969
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: limestone woodlands, bluffs, sinkholes, where there is seasonal moisture, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p083
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p124
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p129
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p070
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p239
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p150
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p218
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