Liliaceae > Prosartes
Buncombe Co., NC
29 Apr 2006
Rare in the NC mountains, this species is found in rich woods and was formerly known as Disporum maculatum
Buncombe Co., NC
29 Apr 2006
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Nodding Mandarin (Prosartes maculata) Buncombe Co., NC 29 Apr 2006 Rare in the NC mountains, this species is found in rich woods and was formerly known as Disporum maculatum |
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Nodding Mandarin (Prosartes maculata) Buncombe Co., NC 29 Apr 2006 |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Fairly common in the NC mountains in cove forests and rich deciduous woods. |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Sepals and petals are light yellowish-green and unspotted. |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007 |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007 |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007 |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007 |
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Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa) Watauga Co., NC 25 July 2006 Note the shiny fruit (berry). |
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Both Radford (RAB) and Weakley's Flora state that the perianth is unspotted in Prosartes lanuginosa, but this isn't P. maculata, which has white petals with heavy spots. Could this be a hybrid between P. lanuginosa and P. maculata or a new variety of P. lanuginosa ? Clay Co., NC13 May 2006 |
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Unusual Prosartes Clay Co., NC13 May 2006 |
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Unusual Prosartes Clay Co., NC13 May 2006 |
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Unusual Prosartes Clay Co., NC13 May 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on May 10, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com