Nestronia umbellula Rafinesque. Common name: Nestronia, Conjurer's-nut, Leechbrush, Indian-olive. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Jul-early Sep. Habitat: Relatively mesic sites in sandhills in the upper Coastal Plain, mesic to dry Piedmont and montane oak forests. Distribution: Sc. VA south and west to sc. GA, se. AL, nc. AL, and sc. TN; disjunct in sc. KY.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: See Sowers (1979) and Libby & Bloom (1998) for interesting discussions of the biology of the species and county distribution maps. It sometimes forms colonies (presumably clones) several hectares in size.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, K4, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, Libby & Bloom (1998), Sowers (1979). Basionym: Nestronia umbellula Raf. 1836 [1838]
Links to other floras: = Nestronia umbellula - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (male flowers), Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (female flowers), Talbot County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (male flowers), Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (male flowers), Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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