| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Collected once on the mainland of Carteret County (1998) and several times on Hatteras Island, Dare County (1966-76). Commonly planted and seen along and near most of our coast, especially along residential streets, but apparently seldom escapes.
Native of Mediterranean Europe; in N.A. southern states from NC to FL, TX, and CA. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. Escapes only locally. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, yard weed, edge of brackish marsh, maritime thicket. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-August. | |
| Identification | Common Oleander is a tall evergreen shrub (8 feet or so) with few to many stems and a spreading crown. The leaves are numerous, long, broadly linear to narrowly lance-shaped. The flowers are terminal in panicles, various shades of pink to rose. Each petal is bent or twisted left or right such that the flower assumes a fan shape, like an airplane propeller. Most parts of the plant are poisonous. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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