Biology:Agarista populifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Agarista populifolia
Agarista populifolia 4.JPG

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Agarista
Species:
A. populifolia
Binomial name
Agarista populifolia
Lam.
Synonyms[2]
  • Andromeda populifolia Lam.
  • Leucothoe populifolia (Lam.) Dippel
  • Lyonia populifolia (Lam.) K. Koch

Agarista populifolia is a plant species in the family Ericaceae with the common name of Florida hobblebush. It forms dense thickets which are difficult to penetrate, thus the common name. Stems often arching. It is found in the southeastern United States inhabiting moist to wet woodlands. It is an evergreen shrub with small white flowers on the underside of its arching branches.[3][4][5]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4691348 entry