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Buckwheat tree
Cliftonia monophylla
Cliftonia monophylla, the buck-wheat tree, buckwheat tree or black titi, is a tree native to the southeastern United States. It is the sole species in the genus Cliftonia.
From the article Cliftonia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Cliftonia monophylla is a tree typically reaching a height of 18 feet (5.5 m) (some specimens grow to 45 feet (14 m)) with a crooked, multi-stemmed form. It is an evergreen with dark, shiny, thick leaves and white to pinkish, fragrant flower clusters. Its fruits are "five winged drupes, yellowish and buckwheat shaped; hence the common name".
What it does
Cliftonia monophylla attracts pollinators such as honeybees and is also browsed by deer.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Cliftonia monophylla in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 160750.