Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Iteaceae
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Learn more about Virginia Sweetspire from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Itea virginica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-01-001:
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Itea virginica
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia-willow
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Keith Bradley kab_itea_virginica_73585
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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JK Marlow jkm160416_265
April Lowndes County GA
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JK Marlow jkm160416_268
April Lowndes County GA
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JK Marlow jkm160416_270
April Lowndes County GA
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Mark A. Musselman mam_virginiawillo042606d
April Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow jkm080601_001
May Greenville County SC
Stigma capitate, styles fused at anthesis and separate in fruit, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080601_005
May Greenville County SC
Five white petals, five inserted stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm100514_098
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaf margins toothed throughout vs. Clethra alnifolia's only on upper blade, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
leaves of Clethra and Itea
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JK Marlow jkm190506_8210
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Itea provides invaluable erosion control by a creek, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South.
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JK Marlow jkm190506_8211
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3577
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3579
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3580
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm081110_011
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
'Henry's Garnet'
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JK Marlow jkm211116_4969
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5006
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Iteaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Itea virginica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-01-001:
Itea virginica
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Itea virginica
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist forests and thickets, especially along the banks of streams, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with cup-shaped tube
5 petals
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p141
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p354
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p097
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p250
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p060
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p062
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p123
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p101
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p110
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p141
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p37
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p289
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p176
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p239