Herbarium Specimen Details

Matelea carolinensis
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Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
Herbarium Name Used Matelea carolinensis
Locality United States. Tennessee, Maury: West side of Columbia just southeast of Columbia State Community College and northwest of Maury County Park along Casey Lane, ca. 0.7 mi. south of US 412 at sharp bend in road, north side of road.
Description Flowers dark burgundy-black.
Habitat Limestone, thin seepy soil over limestone.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes Associated Species: Juniperus virginiana, Bumelia lycioides, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muhlenbergii, Fraxinus quadrangulata
Collector Mark H. Mayfield 443
Collection Date
Accession Number BRIT71792
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