Agarista populifolia (Lam.) Judd

Florida hobblebush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Agarista

Characteristics

Plants to 7 m. Stems terete, with chambered pith. Leaf blades 2.6-9(-11.2) × 0.9-4(-5) cm, base narrowly cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate, surfaces sometimes stipitate-glandular-hairy, hairy on midvein adaxially. Flowers: calyx lobes 0.9-2 × 0.6-1.5 mm; corolla 6-9.5 × 3-5 mm, glabrous; filaments 4-5.5 mm; style impressed into ovary apex. Capsules 3-4 × 4.5-6.5 mm, placentae subapical. Seeds brown, 1.4-2 mm. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.7 - 5.35
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Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

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Distribution

Agarista populifolia world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6283-2
WFO ID wfo-0000523238
COL ID 6626C
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Andromeda populifolia Agarista populifolia Leucothoe populifolia Lyonia populifolia