OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 143-01-001:

Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush, Cinnamonbark, Cinnamon Clethra, Mountain White-alder


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 143-01-001:
Clethra acuminata   FAMILY Clethraceae

 

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345

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, heath balds, streambanks, margins of rock outcrops at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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