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Illicium parviflorum

Illicium parviflorum Michx. ex Vent.

yellow anise-tree, ocala anise-tree, yellow anisetree, swamp star-anise

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ILPA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Illicium parviflorum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-03-11

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ILLIC
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Illicium
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Anisetree
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). Morris et al. (2007) studied the evolution of the genus and revised its sectional taxonomy; New World and Old World taxa form separate clades, treated as separate sections, our species being in section Cymbostemon.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Vincent in FNA (1997); Morris et al. (2007); Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Stone & Freeman (1968).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ILLICI
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Illiciaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.C. Smith 1947
FAMILY COMMON: Star-anise Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). The family is most closely related to the Schisandraceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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LEAVES:
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FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 8-10 feet
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree
LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
LEAF COMPLEXITY:
LEAF RETENTION: Evergreen
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: April-June
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Greenish flowers
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: Georgia & Florida
HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Yellow anise-tree grows into an upright rounded mass and is excellent for screening purposes. Its leaves have a pleasant licorice-like aroma when crushed. This versatile shrub normally grows in moist woods and swamps and is tolerant of wet soil. However, it thrives in normal garden soil, and is fairly drought-tolerant once established. Its growth will be thicker and denser in full sun.

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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 6
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
891 1985-0571 View
893 1985-0573 View
2292 1986-2123 View
6962 1998-0171 View
7024 1998-0307 View
7648 2001-0002 2001-02-26 View
8272 2004-0306 2006-10-09 View
9548 2022-0049 2022-12-19 View
9674 2023-0122 2023-12-14 0 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
1659 891 176 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1661 893 180 NCBG staff 1979-01-01 View
3969 2292 94 NCBG staff 1986-12-31 View
3970 2292 96 NCBG staff 1986-12-31 View
3971 2292 93 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
9827 6962 166 NCBG staff 1998-04-22 View
9902 7024 166 NCBG staff 1998-08-05 View
10826 7648 131 NCBG staff 2000-06-01 View
11549 8272 27 NCBG staff 2003-01-01 View
13403 9548 94 Briggs 2022-09-28 View
14162 9674 166 Neal 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ILPA
USDA Common Name: Yellow Anisetree
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (FL, GA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Illicium parviflorum
COMMON NAME: Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree
SYNONYMY: [= Fl, FNA, K, S, WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-Jun.
HABITAT: Wet hammocks, swamps, bayheads, also sometimes cultivated and persistent.
COMMENTS: Native of central peninsular FL; most closely related to a group of West Indian species. It is in the horticultural trade and has been introduced in various places, including sw. and se. GA and sc. SC (Aiken County) (H. Shealy and R. McCartney, pers.comm. 2008).
RANGE MAP: Illicium parviflorum.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Illiciaceae A.C. Smith 1947 (Star-anise Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). The family is most closely related to the Schisandraceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae.
REFERENCE: Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Illicium L. (Anisetree)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico). Morris et al. (2007) studied the evolution of the genus and revised its sectional taxonomy; New World and Old World taxa form separate clades, treated as separate sections, our species being in section Cymbostemon.
REFERENCE: Vincent in FNA (1997); Morris et al. (2007); Keng in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Stone & Freeman (1968).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Illicium parviflorum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Illicium parviflorum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Illicium parviflorum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Illicium parviflorum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Illicium parviflorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Illicium parviflorum

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