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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sebastian-bush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ditrysinia fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Ditrysinia fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-09-001:
Sebastiania ligustrina FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sebastiana ligustrina
COMMON NAME:
Sebastian-bush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sefr_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ditrysinia fruticosa
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ditrysinia fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Ditrysinia fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Sebastiania fruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-09-001:
Sebastiania ligustrina
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sebastiana ligustrina
2618
Shrub
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: blackwater natural levees and bottomland hardwood forests, other wet to moist, mostly shaded, habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Green
3 sepals
Petals absent
3 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p440
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p159
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p083
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p322
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