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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sideroxylon lycioides
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
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Read more about Buckthorn Bumelia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sideroxylon lycioides
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sideroxylon lycioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 149-01-001:
Bumelia lycioides FAMILY Sapotaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bumelia lycioides
COMMON NAME:
Buckthorn Bumelia, Buckthorn Bully, Carolina Buckthorn
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0295
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
May be armed with spines at the nodes, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_lycioides_2
March
Bark scaling, grayish strips or plates revealing red-brown underneath, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm110416_868
April Etowah County AL
Leaves elliptic or weakly oblanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Ron Lance rwl2167_a
June
Inflorescence of 8-40 clustered flowers from short axillary spur shoots, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_lycioides_4
August
Fruit an ellipsoid drupe-like berry 6-10mm long, subtended by persistent calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm181030_5426
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Upper surfaces of mature leaf blades notably finely reticulate-veined (at 20x), per Weakley's Flora.
David Campbell mdc_s_lycioides_fruit
October Cabarrus County NC
Look for fruit to be mature in September-October, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sideroxylon lycioides
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sideroxylon lycioides
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sideroxylon lycioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 149-01-001:
Bumelia lycioides
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bumelia lycioides
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