Clethra alnifolia

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Clethra alnifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Clethraceae
Genus: Clethra
Species: C. alnifolia
Binomial name
Clethra alnifolia
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Natural range of Clethra alnifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: coastal sweet-pepperbush, coastal white-alder

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. alnifolia has been found in open areas of longleaf pine flatwoods and peat swamps. The plant can be thicket forming, and grows in moist, sandy loam to loamy sand soils. C. alnifolia will also perform well in disturbed areas such as along roadsides.[2]

Associated Species of C. alnifolia include Pinus serotina and Cyrilla racemiflora.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Kathleen Craddock Burks, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Karen MacClendon, and Travis MacClendon. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Lafayette, Liberty, and Wakulla.