Galax aphylla L.
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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
Diapensiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants malodorous; lvs orbicular to broadly ovate, 4–15 cm wide, serrate, deeply cordate at base, on petioles 8–20 cm; scapes 2–4 dm, floriferous in the terminal 5–10 cm; fls 3–5 mm; fr 2–3 mm; 2n=12, 24. Moist or dry woods, chiefly in the mts.; w. Md. to Ky., s. to Ga. and Ala., and extending to the coastal plain in N.C. and s. Va. June, July.