Shortia galacifolia
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Shortia galacifolia, the Oconee bells or acony bell, is a rare North American plant in the family Diapensiaceae found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, concentrated in the tri-state border region of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[3][4] Additional populations (some of them naturalized) have been found in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Massachusetts.[5] Shortia galacifolia has also been reported in Japan, as have three other species of Shortia.[4][6]
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Oconee bells | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Diapensiaceae |
Genus: | Shortia |
Species: | S. galacifolia |
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Shortia galacifolia | |
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