Eubotrys recurva (Buckley) Britton

Redtwig doghobble (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Eubotrys

Characteristics

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.
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Much like no. 1 [Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt.]; racemes curved or recurved, 5–12 cm; sep ovate, acute, 2.5–3 mm; cor 7–9 mm; anthers 2-awned; fr 5–6 mm thick, 5-lobed; seeds oblanceolate, flat, winged. Moist woods in the mts.; w. Va. and se. Ky. to ne. Ga. May. (Leucothoë r.)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Eubotrys recurva world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:97866-2
WFO ID wfo-0000680980
COL ID 3BNZW
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Synonyms

Leucothoe recurva Eubotrys recurva Andromeda recurva