Manual of the Vascular Flora of the CarolinasThis illustrated manual describes and discusses the unusually rich and varied flora of the Carolinas, from the semi-tropical coast of South Carolina to the northern forests of the high North Carolina mountains. The manual treats in detail and in a concise format more than 3, 200 species of trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and ferns that grow without cultivation in this two-state area. Special features include diagnostic illustrations, keys for identification, detailed descriptions, flowering and fruiting dates, habitat data, distribution data, and pertinent synonymy for each species. County dot maps show the distribution of each species if found in more than five counties throughout the two-state area, and general ranges beyond our borders are given in the text. First published in 1968, Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas is an established reference for professionals, students, and plant enthusiasts throughout the Southeastern United States. It is based on the collection and examination of more than 200,000 live specimens. Many of these specimens are now housed in the herbarium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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1-nerved 2-3 mm long 2nd glume absent acuminate acute annual anthers apex apically appressed awns axillary basal base beak beneath blades bracts branches brown Calyx Calyx lobes Capsule carpels cauline ciliate cm broad cm long cm wide cordate corolla culms cuneate cymes deciduous densely diam dm tall Drupe ellipsoid elliptic elongate erect fertile lemma Flowers fruit glabrate glabrous glume hypanthium Inflorescence involucral keeled lanceolate leaf leaflets Legume less ligules linear lustrous margins scarious May-June Michaux Miss nodes Nutlets oblanceolate oblong obovate obovoid obtuse ovary ovate ovoid palea Panicle pedicels peduncles perennial Perianth Perigynia petals petioles pied pilose pink pinnately pistillate Plant puberulent pubescent purplish Racemes rachis rarely reddish rhizomes roadsides scaberulous Seeds segments sepals serrate sessile sheaths short-pubescent shorter shrub slightly solitary sparsely Spikelets spikes stamens stem leaves sterile lemma stigmas stipules styles subglobose subtended Tenn terminal trichomes Umbels usually W.Va waste places woods yellow yellowish