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Thymelaeaceae
Edgeworthia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Edgeworthia papyrifera Siebold & Zuccarini. Common name: Paperbush, Mitsumata. Phenology: Jan-Mar; May-Jun. Habitat: Cove forests, rarely planted and rarely persistent or naturalized. Distribution: Native of e. Asia. Extensively naturalized along Wolf Creek and Cliff Creek in Rabun County, Georgia, where it apparently spread from plantings ca. 1890 (Duncan & Mellinger 1972; T. Govus, pers. comm., 2020).

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: "E. chrysantha" appears to be the oldest valid name for a broadly circumscribed taxon. E. gardneri Meisner is an older name, but does not apply to this species. Material naturalized in Rabun County, GA, matches best to E. papyrifera and is so treated here (T. Diggs, pers.comm., 2022).

Synonymy ⓘ: = K1, NS; = Edgeworthia tomentosa (Thunb.) Nakai; = n/a — RAB; < Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindley — K4, POWO, Duncan & Mellinger (1972), Lin et al (2013); >< Edgeworthia gardneri Meisn. — FNA6. Basionym: Edgeworthia papyrifera Siebold & Zuccarini 1846

Links to other floras: >< Edgeworthia gardneri - FNA6

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image #1 of Edgeworthia papyrifera© Alan Cressler: Edgeworthia chrysantha (papyrifera), Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Edgeworthia papyrifera© Alan Cressler: Edgeworthia chrysantha, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Edgeworthia papyrifera© Alan Cressler: Edgeworthia chrysantha (papyrifera), Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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