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



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


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image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_eura5_001_lvd

        

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_lera4_002_lvd

        

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm160416_254

April    Lowndes County    GA

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

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

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1797

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1798

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1802

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1826

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

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).

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

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.

image of Eubotrys racemosus, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Leucothoe, Swamp Fetterbush

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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817

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

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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

 

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