Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agarista populifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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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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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
816
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p075
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p438
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p103
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p111
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p052
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