Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eubotrys recurvus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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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
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_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
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JK Marlow jkm210423_9628
April Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm210423_9629
April Jackson County NC
Stems erect; branches spreading, per Flora of North America.
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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).
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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).
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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
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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
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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p064
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p155
- 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
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p182
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p099
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p190
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