OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-03-001:

Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Witch-alder, Pocosin Witch-alder, Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-03-001:
Fothergilla gardenii   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

 

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573

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Wet savannas, pocosins, and margins of pocosins, and pitcherplant bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon (rare in GA)

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

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
Petals absent
Bisexual? Mostly unisexual?

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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