NameThatPlant.net: Triosteum perfoliatum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Perfoliate Horse-gentian at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-04-001:

Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Perfoliate Horse-gentian, Perfoliate Tinker's-weed, Wild Coffee, Feverwort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-04-001:
Triosteum perfoliatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

1891

Forb

Habitat: woodlands and forests in circumneutral soils, particularly those over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Red/ Brownish-red/ Greenish-yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed tubular corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/ Reddish-orange
Drupe

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