Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Nandina domestica
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Nandina from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nandina domestica
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-03-001:
Nandina domestica FAMILY Berberidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Nandina, Heavenly-bamboo, Sacred-bamboo
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January Greenville County SC
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January Greenville County SC
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March Greenville County SC
Fruit is a red berry borne in terminal clusters, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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March Greenville County SC
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May Abbeville County SC
In cultivation
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May Abbeville County SC
In cultivation
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
Tepals and anthers are attached at the base of the superior ovary.
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June Greenville County SC
All perianth parts caducous [falling off early]; sepals & petals intergrading, per Flora of North America.
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June Greenville County SC
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July Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves pinnately decompound. Leaflets entire, glabrous, sessile or subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
bipinnately or tripinnately compound leaves of shrubs
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Nandina domestica
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nandina domestica
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-03-001:
Nandina domestica
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: forests and woodlands in suburban areas, commonly planted, increasingly escaping and naturalizing, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- SC Native Plant Society
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Complexly compound, with 2+ levels of pinnate and/or ternate compoundness
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Cream
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p089
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p050
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p059
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p218