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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Thalia dealbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:
Thalia dealbata FAMILY Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thalia dealbata
COMMON NAME:
Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thde_001_lvd
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta03
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
Robust, scapose, erect perennial to 7' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta04
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_070421atlanta05
July Fulton County GA
Old Fourth Ward Park
The specific epithet "dealbata" means "whitewashed", in reference to the frequent whitish cast, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_7807921582_9980b8e10f
August Durham County NC
Blomquist Gardens
Three petals longer and darker purple than the three pale purple sepals, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_7807942342_b4df370f1d
August Durham County
Blomquist Gardens
Leaves large, 12-20" long, 6-8" wide; leaf stalks to 32" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Thalia dealbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 047-01-001:
Thalia dealbata
FAMILY
Marantaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thalia dealbata
1493
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: swamp forests, wet ditches, brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia (introduced in NC)
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
1 fertile stamen, plus staminodes
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p186
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p292
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p446
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