Stillingia aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Stillingia
Species:
S. aquatica
Binomial name
Stillingia aquatica

Stillingia aquatica, known as water toothleaf and corkwood, is a flowering shrub in the genus Stillingia that grows in the Southeastern United States in parts of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina.[1] It is in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] Stillingia aquatica was described by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in 1860.[4]

References

  1. "Stillingia aquatica Chapm". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. "Plants Profile for Stillingia aquatica (water toothleaf)". plants.usda.gov. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  3. Hill, Hawthorn (28 November 2017). "Native Florida Wildflowers: Corkwood - Stillingia aquatica".
  4. "Stillingia aquatica Chapm". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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