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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys recurvus   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Eubotrys recurvus

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Flora of North America

Eubotrys recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Leucothoe recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-003:

Leucothoe recurva   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Eubotrys recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Eubotrys recurva

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_eure10_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm0304s_22

April    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

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JK Marlow    jkm210423_9627

April    Jackson County    NC

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm210423_9628

April    Jackson County    NC

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm210423_9629

April    Jackson County    NC

Stems erect; branches spreading, per Flora of North America.

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm210423_9630

April    Jackson County    NC

Buds solitary over single leaf scar, not as wide as twig, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

Will Stuart    wil_6911031592_095e69e51b

April    Haywood County    NC

Inflorescences spreading or ascending, secund, curved or recurved, 5-12cm, per Flora of North America.

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Will Stuart    wil_7102013473_d0e39d8cb6

April    Avery County    NC

One-sided recurving racemes, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm170507_754

May    Jackson County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm170507_755

May    Jackson County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm170507_771

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Eubotrys recurvus, Mountain Sweetbells, Mountain Fetterbush, Deciduous Fetterbush

JK Marlow    jkm170507_772

May    Jackson County    NC

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmerecurva_mm1b

May    Yancey County    NC

Mount Mitchell

Urn-shaped corolla of 5 fused petals with only their recurved tips separate, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmerecurva_mm1c

May    Yancey County    NC

Mount Mitchell

Pedicels each with 2 bracteoles just below the calyx. Calyx lobes lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmerecurva_gf

May?    Avery County    NC

Grandfather Mountain

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JK Marlow    jkm150606_236

June    Watauga County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm210710_2109

July    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm120804_301

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm120804_305

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Leaves elliptic, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 5-13cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm120804_315

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm210812_2626

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm210812_2627

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm220909_9842

September    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm220909_9843

September    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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Ron Lance    rwl818_a

September        

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JK Marlow    jkm201015_7685

October    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm201015_7686

October    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm201015_7687

October    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm201015_7693

October    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm201015_7695

October    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm0412d_21

December    Greenville County    SC

Caesars Head State Park

Capsule oblate [that is, spheroidal & flattened at the poles] and lobed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm0412d_24b

December    Greenville County    SC

Caesars Head State Park

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eubotrys recurvus   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eubotrys recurvus   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eubotrys recurvus

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Flora of North America
Eubotrys recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Leucothoe recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-12-003:
Leucothoe recurva   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eubotrys recurva

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eubotrys recurva

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

818

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Heath balds, high elevation ridges and granitic domes, bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-lobed 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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