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Eubotrys recurva

Eubotrys racemosa

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

coastal fetterbush, deciduous swamp fetterbush, swamp deciduous dog-laurel, swamp dog-hobble, swamp sweetbells
Stems

erect, 1–4 m, branches spreading.

erect, (0.3–)1–4 m, branches spreading.
Leaves

petiole 1–3 mm;

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

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.

(deciduous around anthesis), erect or ascending, secund, straight, 3–5 cm;

bracts ± deciduous, lanceolate, 4–5 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.

calyx campanulate, sepals lanceolate, 2–3 mm, apex acute;

corolla white, 7–9 mm, lobes recurved, glabrous;

stamens 2–4 mm;

anthers 4-awned, ca. 1.5 mm, thecae divergent distally;

ovary glabrous.
Capsules

3–5 mm wide.

2–3 mm wide.
Seeds

winged, oblanceoloid, flat, 1–1.3 mm.

not winged, wedge- to crescent-shaped, not flat, 1–1.2 mm.
2n

= 22.

Eubotrys recurva

Eubotrys racemosa
Phenology Flowering mid spring. Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat Damp woods in mountains, heath balds, granitic domes, bogs Swamps, pond shores, streamheads and their ecotones, blackwater shores and banks, cypress depressions, wet pine flatwoods, wet, sandy, acidic woods
Elevation 100-1200(-1500) m (300-3900(-4900) ft) 0-400 m (0-1300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; GA; KY; NC; NY; OH; SC; TN; VA; WV
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from FNA
AL; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; LA; MA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; NY; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA
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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.)

Eubotrys racemosa occurs primarily on the coastal plain; there are scattered records inland from the Hudson Highlands of New York, and from northern Alabama and central and eastern Tennessee.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 511. FNA vol. 8, p. 511.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Vaccinioideae > Eubotrys Ericaceae > subfam. Vaccinioideae > Eubotrys
Sibling taxa
E. racemosa
E. recurva
Synonyms Andromeda recurva, Leucothoë recurva Andromeda racemosa, Cassandra racemosa, E. elongata, E. racemosa var. elongata, Leucothoë elongata, Leucothoë racemosa, Leucothoë racemosa var. projecta, Lyonia racemosa, Zenobia racemosa
Name authority (Buckley) Britton: in N. L. Britton and A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2, 2: 688. 1913 , (Linnaeus) Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 8: 269. (1842)
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