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Eubotrys recurva

deciduous mountain fetterbush, mountain fetterbush, mountain sweetbells, red-twig doghobble
Stems

erect, 1–4 m, branches spreading.
Leaves

petiole 1–3 mm;

blade 3–8 cm, surfaces pilose on major veins abaxially.
Inflorescences

spreading or ascending, secund, curved or recurved, 5–12 cm;

bracts ± deciduous, ovate-deltate, 1–1.7 mm.
Flowers

calyx campanulate, sepals ovate, 2.5–3 mm, apex acute;

corolla white to pale pink, 7–9 mm, lobes recurved, glabrous;

stamens 3–4 mm;

anthers 2-awned, ca. 1.5 mm, thecae divergent distally;

ovary glabrous.
Capsules

3–5 mm wide.
Seeds

winged, oblanceoloid, flat, 1–1.3 mm.

Eubotrys recurva
Phenology Flowering mid spring.
Habitat Damp woods in mountains, heath balds, granitic domes, bogs
Elevation 100-1200(-1500) m (300-3900(-4900) ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; GA; KY; NC; NY; OH; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Discussion

The occurrence of Eubotrys recurva in New York state, in mixed oak woods on Long Island, may represent naturalized plants, rather than a native population. Records from Ohio may also represent escaped plants.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 511.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Vaccinioideae > Eubotrys
Sibling taxa
E. racemosa
Synonyms Andromeda recurva, Leucothoë recurva
Name authority (Buckley) Britton: in N. L. Britton and A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2, 2: 688. 1913 ,
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