Eubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt.

Locations ofEubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt. in Virginia

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Family
Ericaceae
Botanical Name
Eubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt.
Common Name
Fetterbush, Swamp Dog-hobble
Synonym(s)
Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt.; Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Eubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt.
Comments
Article 62.2 of the 2011 International Code of Nomenclature (Melbourne Code) stipulates that compound generic names ending in -botrys are masculine, thus requiring a corresponding masculine specific epithet.
Habitat
Alluvial, nonriverine, and tidal swamps; wet flatwoods, bogs, seepage swamps, depression ponds, and other acidic wetlands. Also locally common on riverside outcrops at several Piedmont sites. Common in the Coastal
Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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