Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
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- Family
- Myricaceae
- Botanical Name
- Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
- Common Name
- Sweet-fern
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
- Comments
- Habitat
- Dry oak/heath forests, pine-oak/heath woodlands, sandhill woodlands, and sandy clearings; usually in habitats subject (at least historically) to frequent fires. Common in the mountains, although absent from far sw. Virginia; infrequent in the inner Piedmont; rare in the inner Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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