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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Leatherleaf at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chamaedaphne calyculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Chamaedaphne calyculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-14-001:
Cassandra calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaedaphne calyculata
COMMON NAME:
Leatherleaf, Cassandra
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chca2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_chca2_003_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_8602145639_92854995e8
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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaedaphne calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chamaedaphne calyculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Chamaedaphne calyculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-14-001:
Cassandra calyculata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaedaphne calyculata
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pocosins in the Coastal Plain, bogs in the Mountains, Chamaecyparis bogs, wet pine flatwood ecotones, other saturated, acid, peaty or peaty/sandy situations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Common in NC Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare in NC Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual or functionally unisexual
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) p305
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p415
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p231
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p112
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p114
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p100
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