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Cyrillaceae Master Slides

Updated 02/07/2023

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Cyrilla racemiflora 3

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Cyrilla racemiflora, Cyrillaceae

(swamp cyrilla, titi, swamp titi)

Form: Large multi-stemmed shrub to small tree, can form thickets

Habitat: Moist to wet soil with high organic matter content, full sun to partial shade, common in pocosins, bottomlands, and other wetlands

Leaves: Oblanceolate or ovate in shape, alternate arrangement, entire margin, rounded or acute apex, tapered base, thick/leathery feel

Photos by Sally and Andy Wasowski

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Cyrilla racemiflora, Cyrillaceae

(swamp cyrilla, titi, swamp titi)

Flowers: Showy, fragrant, drooping raceme inflorescences, 3-6 inches long, flaring outward

Fruits: Tiny brown capsules arranged in racemes

Left photo by Carolyn Fannon

Right photo by Romana Klee