Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg) Elliott
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - 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)