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Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud. ) Sleumer

Highland doghobble; Leucothoe catesbaei Walter A Gray; Leucothoe editorum Fernald & BG Schub

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Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
highland doghobble

       
Symbol:   LEFO  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Ericaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

  LEAXE Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don var. editorum (Fernald & B.G. Schub.) H.E. Ahles
  LECA14 Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) A. Gray
  LEED2 Leucothoe editorum Fernald & B.G. Schub.
 

Distribution:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

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Related Taxa:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

View 35 genera in Ericaceae , 3 species in Leucothoe
 

Classification:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus Leucothoe D. Don – doghobble
Species Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer – highland doghobble
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor     Moderate        
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23553.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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