Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Polygonatum biflorum +
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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Learn more about Polygonatum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-10-002:
Polygonatum biflorum FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonatum commutatum
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Solomon's Seal
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April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves smooth and glaucous beneath, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Flowers 12-21mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm150423_511
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
COMPARE
Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts
JK Marlow jkm200415_3838
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Flowers tubular with 6 short lobes, greenish when young, white when mature, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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May Polk County NC
Stems 0.2-2m long, 1.5-15mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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May Polk County NC
Flowers usually in pairs from a common stalk, but up to 9 may be present, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Var biflorum & commutatum are not always readily distinguished morphologically, per Weakley's Flora.
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September Greenville County SC
Berry blue-black, globose, 8-12mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Polygonatum biflorum +
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-10-002:
Polygonatum biflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonatum commutatum