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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pourthiaea villosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Oriental Photinia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Photinia villosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Photinia villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Pyrus villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Photinia villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia villosa
COMMON NAME:
Oriental Photinia
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pourthiaea villosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Photinia villosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Photinia villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Pyrus villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Photinia villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia villosa
4887
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Uncommonly cultivated, sometimes escaping to suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 2-6mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Red
Pome
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