Berchemia scandens (Hill) K.Koch
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rhamnaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems high-climbing, tough and flexible; lvs petioled, ovate, oval, or oblong, 3–6 cm, acute to rounded, entire or undulate, glabrous, with several conspicuous parallel ascending veins; panicles 1–5 cm; sep and pet 2 mm; fr oval or oblong, slightly compressed, 6–8 mm. Swamps and wet woods, chiefly on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex., n. in the interior to s. Ill. May.