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Symplocos Jacq. (Symplocaceae)

A genus of about 300 species of trees and shrubs; tropical and warm temperate America and Asia.

One species occurs in North Carolina: Symplocos tinctoria. It is native to the state.

Bark of Symplocos tinctoria
Bark of Symplocos tinctoria (Copyright W. Cook)
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Leaf scar and buds of Symplocos tinctoria (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
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Leaves of Symplocos tinctoria (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
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Flowers of Symplocos tinctoria (Copyright W. Cook)
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Drupe of Symplocos tinctoria (Copyright W. Cook)
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N.C. distribution of Symplocos tinctoria
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Symplocos tinctoria
(Common [rare in Pd]; moist bottomland forests, pocosin edges, mesic forests, ridgetop forests; Mt, Pd, CP; Fl: Mar-May, Fr: Aug-Sep)