Stillingia aquatica

Stillingia aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Stillingia
Species:
S. aquatica
Binomial name
Stillingia aquatica

Stillingia aquatica, known as water toothleaf and corkwood, is a flowering shrub in the genus Stillingia that grows in the Southeastern United States in parts of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina.[1] It is in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] Stillingia aquatica was described by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in 1860.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Stillingia aquatica Chapm". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Stillingia aquatica (water toothleaf)". plants.usda.gov. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  3. ^ Hill, Hawthorn (28 November 2017). "Native Florida Wildflowers: Corkwood - Stillingia aquatica".
  4. ^ "Stillingia aquatica Chapm". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-18.