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Diapensiaceae
Shortia

not marked as a favorite taxon Shortia Torrey & A. Gray. Common name: Shortia, Oconee Bells.

Key to Shortia

A genus of 10 species (if Schizocodon is excluded, as here), perennial herbs or subshrubs, of e. Asia and the Southern Appalachians. The closest relatives of our species are two Japanese species: S. uniflora (Maximowicz) Maximowicz and S. rotundifolia (Maximowicz) Makino.

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References: Barnes (1990); Davies (1952); Gaddy & Sakaguchi (2024); Gaddy et al. (2019); Hatley (1977); Higashi, Ikeda, & Setoguchi (2015); Nesom (2009i) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009); Scott & Day (1983); Scott In Kubitzki et al. (2004). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Shortia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Shortia galacifolia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Shortia© Alan M. Cressler | Shortia galacifolia
image #3 of Shortia© Alan Cressler: Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla, McDowell County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler | Shortia brevistyla source
image #4 of Shortia© Keith Bradley | Shortia galacifolia
image #5 of Shortia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Shortia galacifolia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Shortia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Shortia galacifolia

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