Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers.
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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
Sapotaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 1 [Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers.]; lvs oblanceolate to sometimes obovate or elliptic, the larger ones mostly 5–10 × 1.5–3.5 cm, loosely woolly-villous with persistent gray hairs beneath; pedicels often hairy; 2n=24. Dry or rocky woods; Fla. to Tex. and n. Mex., n. to Mo. and Kans. June, July. Our plant, as here described, is var. oblongifolia (Nutt.) R. B. Clark.
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Common Names
woolly southern buckthorn