BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Maritime Systems on Seabrook Island
31 January 2022
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Apiaceae Hydrocotyle spp. * pennywort Leaves
Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca * American holly Leaves and fruits Habit in fruit
Arecaceae Sabal palmetto * cabbage palmetto Habit
Cactaceae Opuntia compressa Opuntia humifusa prickly pear Flower Leaves Habit in flower Habit in fruit
Cactaceae Opuntia drummondii O. pusilla devil joint Habit
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica * Japanese honeysuckle Leaves Pectinate leaves Flowers Fruits
Chenopodiaceae Salsola kali * Russian thistle Habit Seedling Leaves, close Dry
Euphorbiaceae Croton punctatus * silver-leaf croton Habit Leaves, close Fruits Flowers
Lauraceae Persea borbonia * red bay Leaves Fruits Leaves with typical galls
Liliaceae Smilax auriculata Smilacaceae dunes greenbrier Habit in fruit Leaves
Liliaceae Yucca gloriosa Agavaceae Spanish bayonet Habit Tall habit Leaf margins Inflorescence Flowers, close
Loganiaceae Gelsemium sempervirens * Carolina jessamine Leaves Flowers Habit Habit Fruits Fruit remnants
Pinaceae Pinus glabra * spruce pine Leaves Leaves Cone Bark
Poaceae Cenchrus tribuloides * dune sandbur Habit in fruit Habit in Fruit Fruit, close
Poaceae Panicum amarum * seaside panicum Habit in fruit Habit, closer Fruits
Poaceae Spartina patens * salt hay Habit Habit Habit in dunes
Poaceae Uniola paniculata * sea oats Habit in Fruit Fruits Basal rosette