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 tomentosa   FAMILY Cyrillaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clethra alnifolia   FAMILY Clethraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 143-01-002b:

Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa   FAMILY Clethraceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Downy Sweet-pepperbush, Downy White-alder


 

 

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

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clethra alnifolia   FAMILY Clethraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 143-01-002b:
Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa   FAMILY Clethraceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3572

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pocosins, swamps, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon

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 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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