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Calycanthus glaucus

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Name

Identification
Calycanthus glaucus Willd. [family CALYCANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on Sheet, Calycanthus oblongifolius Nutt. [family CALYCANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Calycanthus oblongifolius
  • Calycanthus glaucus

Flora

Entry for Calycanthus floridus Linnaeus var. glaucus (Willdenow) Torrey & A. Gray [family CALYCANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 3,
Names
Calycanthus floridus Linnaeus var. glaucus (Willdenow) Torrey & A. Gray [family CALYCANTHACEAE], Fl. N. Amer., 1(3): 475. 1840
Calycanthus glaucus Willdenow [family CALYCANTHACEAE], Enum. Pl., 559. 1809
Calycanthus fertilis Walter [family CALYCANTHACEAE]
Calycanthus floridus var. laevigatus (Willdenow) Torrey & A. Gray [family CALYCANTHACEAE]
Calycanthus floridus var. oblongifolius (Nuttall) Boufford & Spongberg [family CALYCANTHACEAE]
Calycanthus nanus (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) Small [family CALYCANTHACEAE]
Information
Twigs glabrous or with scattered trichomes. Petiole and abaxial surface of leaf blade glabrous or with scattered trichomes.
Phenology
Flowering late spring, fruiting mid fall
Altitude range
0-1850 m
Distribution
USA Ala.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA Ky.USA Miss.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Pa.USA S.C.USA Tenn.USA Va.USA W.Va.
Discussion
The nomenclature for Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus is somewhat confusing. (For an in-depth study, see D. E. Boufford and S. A. Spongberg 1981 and J. W. Hardin 1984.) Variation in the amount of pubescence is common, and determination of variety is not always possible.
The Cherokee are reported to have used this plant as a urinary aid (D. E. Moerman 1986, listed under C. fertilis, a synonym for C. floridus var. glaucus).

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