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Common name: swamp doghobble, coastal fetterbush | Common name: swamp doghobble, coastal fetterbush | ||
==Taxonomic Notes== | ==Taxonomic Notes== | ||
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| + | Varieties: ''Eubotrys elongata'' Small; ''Eubotrys racemosa''; ''Leucothoe racemosa'' var. ''projecta'' Fernald; ''Leucothoe racemosa'' var. ''racemosa''<ref name=weakley/> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| + | ''L. racemosa'' occcurs in natural ecosystems such as evergreen shrub bogs, cypress swamps, pine flatwoods, cypress-gum-holly swamps, pine flatwoods, oak ravines, mixed woodlands, Titi thickets, river floodplains, lake shores, pond margins, and along rivers. It grows in wet to inundated soils and has also been observed growing attached to cypress trunks. ''L. racemosa'' is usually found in loamy or sandy soils.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Edwin L. Bridges, K. Craddock Burks, Mark A Garland, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Steve L. Orzell, P. L. Redfearn, and Ann M. Redmond. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Clay, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.</ref> | ||
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| + | Associated species include ''Commelina virginica'', ''Chamaecyparis thyoides'', ''[[Cyrilla racemiflora]]'', ''[[Quercus virginiana]]'', ''[[Vaccinium arboreum]]'', ''[[Vaccinium elliottii]]'', ''[[Cliftonia monophylla]]'', ''Alnus serrulata'', and ''[[Acer rubrum]]''.<ref name=fsu/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 16 June 2023
| Leucothoe racemosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucothoe |
| Species: | L. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Nutt. | |
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| Natural range of Leucothoe racemosa from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: swamp doghobble, coastal fetterbush
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Eubotrys racemosus (Linnaeus) Nuttall; Leucothoe racemosa (Linnaeus) A. Gray[1]
Varieties: Eubotrys elongata Small; Eubotrys racemosa; Leucothoe racemosa var. projecta Fernald; Leucothoe racemosa var. racemosa[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
L. racemosa occcurs in natural ecosystems such as evergreen shrub bogs, cypress swamps, pine flatwoods, cypress-gum-holly swamps, pine flatwoods, oak ravines, mixed woodlands, Titi thickets, river floodplains, lake shores, pond margins, and along rivers. It grows in wet to inundated soils and has also been observed growing attached to cypress trunks. L. racemosa is usually found in loamy or sandy soils.[2]
Associated species include Commelina virginica, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Cyrilla racemiflora, Quercus virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Cliftonia monophylla, Alnus serrulata, and Acer rubrum.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Edwin L. Bridges, K. Craddock Burks, Mark A Garland, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Steve L. Orzell, P. L. Redfearn, and Ann M. Redmond. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Clay, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.
