1.
Zenobia pulverulenta
(Bartram ex Willdenow) Pollard, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 22: 232. 1895.
Honey-cup
Andromeda pulverulenta
W. Bartram ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 2: 610. 1799;
A. cassinefolia
Ventenat;
Zenobia cassinefolia
(Ventenat) Pollard;
Z. pulverulenta
var.
nuda
(Ventenat) Rehder
Plants
1-2 m, rhizomes extensive.
Leaves:
petiole 3-6 mm; blade 2-8(-10) × (0.5-)1.2-4.5 cm, base cuneate to rounded, apex acute, apiculate, rounded, or retuse.
Pedicels:
bracteoles absent.
Flowers
fragrant; sepal lobes triangular; corolla 6.5-10 mm; nectariferous disc 10-lobed; ovary 5-lobed.
Capsules
erect, 3.2-5 × 4.8-6.5 mm.
Seeds
ca. 1 × 0.5 mm, not winged.
2
n
= ca. 66.
Flowering spring. Damp, sandy, or peaty pine savannas, shrub bogs, natural depression ponds, and swamp margins; 0-100 m; Ga., N.C., S.C., Va.
Some forms of
Zenobia pulverulenta
have been recognized. Plants with glaucous leaves and twigs occur primarily in the Sandhills region of North Carolina and South Carolina (inner coastal plain); nonglaucous plants occur primarily eastward.
Zenobia
is cultivated occasionally outside its native range as far north as Massachusetts. It is particularly appropriate for garden areas with wet soil. The flowers are anise-scented.
