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Haemodoraceae > Lachnanthes (redroot)

Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Common in various wet habitats in the NC coastal plain.

Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Note the iris-like leaves.

Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana)
Pender Co., NC
13 Sep 2009

At the end of the season, patches of Redroot leaves turn blackish.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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