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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agarista populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agarista populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Agarista populifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-001:

Leucothoe populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Leucothoe acuminata

SYNONYMOUS WITH -

Andromeda populifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Tall Fetterbush, Florida Leucothoe, Florida Hobblebush, Agarista


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image of Agarista populifolia, Tall Fetterbush, Florida Leucothoe, Florida Hobblebush, Agarista

Sam Pratt    sbp_dscf3735

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Racemes short, axillary, usually < 15-flowered. Corolla narrowly urdeolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Agarista populifolia, Tall Fetterbush, Florida Leucothoe, Florida Hobblebush, Agarista

Sam Pratt    sbp_dscf3743

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Leaves sharply and distinctly serrate (can be obscured by revolute margins), per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Agarista populifolia, Tall Fetterbush, Florida Leucothoe, Florida Hobblebush, Agarista

Sam Pratt    sbp_dscf3744b

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Pedicels 7-10mm long in flower. Calyx triangular, ~ 1mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Agarista populifolia, Tall Fetterbush, Florida Leucothoe, Florida Hobblebush, Agarista

JK Marlow    jkm160915_127

September    Beaufort County    SC

Spring Island Native Plant Nursery

Leaves coriaceous, evergreen, shiny dark green above, widest below the middle, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agarista populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agarista populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Agarista populifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-001:
Leucothoe populifolia   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Leucothoe acuminata

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Andromeda populifolia

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: blackwater swamps, hydric hammocks, marly spring runs and seepage ravines, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia & possibly North Carolina

Rare or waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in axillary racemes, usually less than 15-flowered

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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