Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Leucothoe racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-004:
Leucothoe racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eubotrys racemosa
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_eura5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_lera4_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm160416_254
April Lowndes County GA
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Will Stuart wil_5644552261_9f5594ae08
April Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Straight compared to E recurva, but still wonderful arching arrays of blooms. — Will Stuart
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1797
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1798
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1802
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1826
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1830
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Leaves elliptic to ovate, 3-9cm long, glabrate, margins sharp-toothed, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_8703647233_66476d23e8
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Racemes erect or ascending, secund, straight, 3-5cm, per Flora of North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeracemosa_wheeler2
Month Unknown Wheeler County GA
Calyx campanulate, sepals lanceolate, 2-3mm, apex acute, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Leucothoe racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-004:
Leucothoe racemosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eubotrys racemosa
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: swamps, pocosins, streambanks, and other wet places, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary, fascicled or solitary racemes on previous year's wood
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p289
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p112
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p308
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p122
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p138
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p182
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p190
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p237