Litsea aestivalis (L.) Fern.

Locations ofLitsea aestivalis (L.) Fern. in Virginia

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Family
Lauraceae
Botanical Name
Litsea aestivalis (L.) Fern.
Common Name
Pondspice
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Litsea aestivalis (L.) Fern.
Comments
Originally reported from Virginia by Frederick Pursh in 1806 from Southampton County, and by Ferdinand Rugel in 1840 from "swamp near Portsmouth." Not until the 1990's was it again found in the wild in Virginia.
Habitat
Margins and hummocks of Coastal Plain depression ponds and swamps; usually inundated during normal high water. Rare, Coastal Plain; populations are known from Isle of Wight and York counties, with historical records from the Chesapeake City and Southampton Co.
Native Status
Native

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