Flora of North America species comparison

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Exochorda racemosa

common pearlbrush, pearlbrush
Branchlets

red-brown, turning brown in following year.
Leaves

petiole 4–7 mm;

blade apex rounded to obtuse, usually minutely apiculate.
Pedicels

3–11 mm, proximal bract leaflike, other reduced.
Flowers

sepals 2.1–3 mm;

petals 12–20 mm;

anthers 0.8–1.4 mm.
Bracteoles

2, deciduous, linear to oblong, small, petaloid.

Exochorda racemosa
Phenology Flowering spring.
Habitat Forest borders, exotic-dominated woods, disturbed sites, areas of cultivation
Elevation 10–200 m (0–700 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; CT; DE; GA; LA; MA; MN; MO; MS; NC; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; VA; e Asia [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Europe, Australia]
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Source FNA vol. 9, p. 384.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Exochordeae > Exochorda
Synonyms Amelanchier racemosa, E. grandiflora
Name authority (Lindley) Rehder: in C. S. Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 456. (1913)
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