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not marked as a favorite taxon Prosartes maculata (Buckley) A. Gray. Common name: Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Nutrient-rich deciduous forests, especially cove forests. Distribution: S. WV and s. OH south to sw. NC, n. GA, ne. AL; disjunct in se. MI.

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ID notes: In addition to the key characters, P. maculata has fewer and larger leaves than P. lanuginosa.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, Mi, NS, POWO, Tn, Va, Shinwari et al (1994); = Disporum maculatum (Buckley) Britton — C, F, G, RAB, S, S13, W, WV, Johnson (1968). Basionym: Streptopus maculatus Buckley 1843

Links to other floras: = Prosartes maculata - FNA26

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image #1 of Prosartes maculata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Prosartes maculata© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Prosartes maculata© Alan Cressler: Prosartes maculata, Southern Nantahala Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Prosartes maculata© Bruce A. Sorrie
image #5 of Prosartes maculata© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Leaning, erect perennial of moist, nutrient-rich forests, especially cove forests.

Stems: Stems lightly red-tinted, with forking branches, stiffly-hairy.

Leaves: Leaves (relatively few) alternate, oblong to oval-oblong, 1 1/2-6 in. long, with prominent parallel veins, sparsely hairy above but with stiff, spreading hairs beneath.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers single or in a pair, dangling on stalks from leaf axils, mostly at ends of branches; creamy white spotted with purple; consisting of 6 lance-shaped tepals.

Fruits: Fruit a 3-lobed, rough-hairy, yellow berry.

Comments: Easily confused with Uvularia spp.

Height: 1-2.5 ft.

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description: Leaning, erect perennial of moist, nutrient-rich forests, especially cove forests.

stems: Stems lightly red-tinted, with forking branches, stiffly-hairy.

leaves: Leaves (relatively few) alternate, oblong to oval-oblong, 1 1/2-6 in. long, with prominent parallel veins, sparsely hairy above but with stiff, spreading hairs beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers single or in a pair, dangling on stalks from leaf axils, mostly at ends of branches; creamy white spotted with purple; consisting of 6 lance-shaped tepals.

fruits: Fruit a 3-lobed, rough-hairy, yellow berry.

comments: Easily confused with Uvularia spp.

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native range: eastern United States



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