Biology:Leucothoe fontanesiana
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Leucothoe fontanesiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucothoe |
| Species: | L. fontanesiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
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Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble,[1] fetter-bush,[2] mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring.[3][4]
This plant is a calcifuge and requires a shaded position in acid soil. The cultivar 'Rollissonii'[5] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
L. fontanesiana has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting bees and butterflies[7]
References
- ↑ "Leucothoe fontanesiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LE. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina: Mountain Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana)
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rollissonii'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106153/Leucothoe-fontanesiana-Rollissonii/Details. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Planting Guides" (in en-US). https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/OzarkBroadleafrx1FINAL_171017_085901.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6534431 entry
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