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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)
Leaf scar and buds of Symplocos tinctoria
Leaf scar and buds of Symplocos tinctoria (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Leaves of Symplocos tinctoria
Leaves of Symplocos tinctoria (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Flowers of Symplocos tinctoria
Flowers of Symplocos tinctoria (Copyright W. Cook)
Drupe of Symplocos tinctoria
Drupe of Symplocos tinctoria (Copyright W. Cook)
N.C. distribution of Symplocos tinctoria
N.C. distribution of Symplocos tinctoria

Symplocos tinctoria
(Common [rare in Pd]; moist bottomland forests, pocosin edges, mesic forests, ridgetop forests; Mt, Pd, CP; Fl: Mar-May, Fr: Aug-Sep)