Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coastal Fetterbush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eubotrys racemosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Flora of North America
Eubotrys racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (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
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eubotrys elongata
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys racemosus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eubotrys racemosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Flora of North America
Eubotrys racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (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
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eubotrys elongata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eubotrys racemosa
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, pocosins, streambanks, and other wet places, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p289
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p438
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p227
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p112
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p308
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p122
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p182
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p190
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p237
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