Leiophyllum buxifolium Elliott

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Leiophyllum

Characteristics

Widely branched shrub 1–10 dm; lvs alternate to opposite, ovate to oblong, 6–12 mm; pedicels 5–10 mm, glabrous or stipitate-glandular; pet 3–4 mm; anthers purple; fr 3–4 mm; 2n=24. Dry, sandy pine-barrens, and on outcrops of acid rocks in the mts.; coastal plain of N.J., N.C., and S.C., and at a few way-stations inland to the higher mts. (mainly Smoky and Blue Ridge) of N.C., S.C., Ga., Tenn., and Ky. (Dendrium b.; D. hugeri)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tonic (fruit)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings or suckers.
Mode seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leiophyllum buxifolium world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330988-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047053
COL ID 3SZBD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leiophyllum buxifolium Leiophyllum buxifolium var. buxifolium