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Gentianaceae>Swertia | |
Columbo (Swertia carolinensis) Clay Co., NC 22 May 2005 This is a rare plant in NC, known only from a few counties in the sw. portion of the state. Some authorities call it Frasera carolinensis. | |
Columbo (Swertia carolinensis) Clay Co., NC 22 May 2005 Normal flower with 4 petals. | |
Columbo (Swertia carolinensis) Clay Co., NC 22 May 2005 Aberrant flower with 5 petals! | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... May 7, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com