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Bejaria racemosa
Bejaria racemosa Vent.
Tarflower, Flyweed, Flycatcher
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s): Befaria racemosa
USDA Symbol: BERA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Slender shrub; branches few, stiff, erect.
The backs of the flower petals produce a sticky exudate that traps flies and gives the plant its common names.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GANative Distribution: Georgia and Alabama south to peninsular Florida.
Native Habitat: Pine flatwoods, scrub.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 202 - The double cloak of invisibility: phenotypic plasticity and larval decoration in a geometrid moth, Synchlora frondaria, across three diet treatments (2009) M. R. Canfield, S. Chang and N. E. PierceReslit 485 - Infrageneric and sectional relationships in the genus Rhododendron (Ericaceae) inferred from ITS sequence data (2002) L. M. Gao, D. Z. Li, C. Q. Zhang and J. B. Yang
Reslit 2608 - Patterns of reproductive effort with time since last fire in Florida scrub plants (1994) R. Ostertag, E. S. Menges
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Bejaria racemosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Bejaria racemosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bejaria racemosa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-03Research By: LBJWFC