Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook.
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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 - Shrub to 2 m; lvs leathery, lanceolate to lance-elliptic or oblong, 3–7 cm, entire or minutely serrulate, ciliate, acuminate; petioles 5–10 cm; fls solitary at the nodes of an elongate, bracteate raceme, the short pedicel 2-bracteolate near the middle, the few to several racemes each 3–6 cm, forming a terminal panicle; sep triangular, 2–3 mm; cor 5–6 mm; fr 5–6 mm; seeds 2.5–3 mm. Mt. woods; Va. and W.Va. to Ga. May. (Andromeda f.)
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Common Names
evergreen mountain-fetterbush