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Read more about Leatherleaf at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-14-001:
Cassandra calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Leatherleaf, Cassandra
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March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Leaves evergreen, both surfaces tawny and scurfy, the lower more so, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Will Stuart wil_8602448140_ff456720c9
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Flowers on an arching stem, solitary in the axils of previous year's leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Will Stuart wil8602145639_92854995e8b
March Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Corolla lobes much shorter than tube; stigma slightly expanded, truncate, per Flora of North America.