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NC Native Plant Society:
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Cliftonia monophylla

Black Ti-ti, Buckwheat Tree

Scientific Name:

Cliftonia monophylla

Genus:

Cliftonia

Species Epithet:

monophylla

Common Name:

Black Ti-ti, Buckwheat Tree

Plant Type

Tree/Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Cyrillaceae (Ti-Ti Family)

Native/Alien:

S.E. Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

12-36 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

March, April

Habitat Description:

Acid bogs, bayheads, swamps, and streambanks. Native from SC south to FL and west to LA.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Evergreen

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

(*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure (*Key)

State Status:

(*Key)

Notes:

Flowers fragrant.

This evergreen, thicket-forming shrub or small tree, grows native in low-lying areas of the coastal plains from South Carolina to Louisiana.

Growing in maritime forest at Grayton Beach State Park, Walton County, FL

The Scientific Name is Cliftonia monophylla. You will likely hear them called Black Ti-ti, Buckwheat Tree. This picture shows the This evergreen, thicket-forming shrub or small tree, grows native in low-lying areas of the coastal plains from South Carolina to Louisiana. of Cliftonia monophylla

Alison Northup

Fruits are yellow in color and buckwheat-like.

Growing in maritime forest at Grayton Beach State Park; Walton County, FL

The Scientific Name is Cliftonia monophylla. You will likely hear them called Black Ti-ti, Buckwheat Tree. This picture shows the Fruits are yellow in color and buckwheat-like. of Cliftonia monophylla

Alison Northup

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cliftonia-monophylla/
 

https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/cliftonia-monophylla
 

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CLMO2
 



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