| Also known as Sebastiania fruticosa (sometimes misspelled Sebastiana), this medium-sized shrub of shady riverine forests is rare in the southern Coastal Plain of North Carolina. These photos show Sebastian-bush in full bloom. Lumber River State Park, Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.
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| Another former scientific name, as in the Radford manual, is Sebastiania ligustrina. Lumber River, Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.
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| The simple, entire leaves are alternate and have reddish petioles. Lumber River, Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.
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| Robeson Co., NC 10/4/2009.
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| Robeson Co., NC 10/4/2009.
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| The petioles exude a milky sap when broken, like other members of the Euphorbiaceae. Robeson Co., NC 10/4/2009.
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| Lumber River, Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.
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| Yellowish racemes of flowers appear in late spring. Lumber River, Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.
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