Fothergilla gardenii

Murray in Linnaeus

in Linnaeus, Syst. Veg. ed. 13, 418. 1774.

EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Fothergilla carolina (Linnaeus) Britton Fothergilla parvifolia Kearney
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Shrubs, 3-10 (-20) dm; branches slender. Leaves: stipules 1.5-4 (-6.1) mm; petioles 3-8 (-12) mm. Leaf-blade elliptic-oblong, obovate, or somewhat orbiculate, symmetric, 1.9-6 × 1.3-4.5 cm, base rounded to truncate, rarely oblique, proximal margins entire, distal margins dentate and mucronate-toothed or entire, apex acute to obtuse or rounded; surfaces abaxially glaucous or green, adaxially green, both surfaces stellate-pubescent; veins 4-5 pairs. Inflorescences sessile or short-pedunculate, 1.5-4.2 × 1.5-3.5 cm. Flowers: calyx lobes obsolete in fruit; stamens 12-24; filaments 4-12 mm. Fruiting spikes 2.3-4.3 × 1.5-2 cm. Capsules 6-12 mm. Seeds 4-6 mm, apex blunt. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Mar–May).
Habitat: Sandy pine woods, sphagnum swamps and bogs, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains
Elevation: 0-185 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C.

Discussion

Nomenclaturally Fothergilla alnifolia Linnaeus f. is illegitimate.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"longest" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Fothergilla gardenii"
blunt;acute;obtuse or rounded +
Frederick G. Meyer +
Murray in Linnaeus +
light gray +
rounded;truncate +
slender +
stellate-pubescent +
persistent +
4-5(-7)-lobed +
stellate-pubescent +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
entire +  and mucronate-toothed +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, N.C. +  and S.C. +
0-185 m +
club--shaped +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
stellate-pubescent +
fragrant +
2-seeded +  and capsular +
septicidal +  and loculicidal +
Sandy pine woods, sphagnum swamps and bogs, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains +
straight +
light colored +
lateral +  and apical +
campanulate +
short-pedunculate +  and sessile +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
terminal +  and axillary +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
orbiculate +, obovate +  and elliptic-oblong +
1.3cm;4.5cm +
short-petiolate +
transparent +
serrate-dentate occasionally undulate;entire +
half-inferior +
pendent +  and anatropous +
many +  and 1 +
distinct +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Flowering spring (Mar–May). +
in Linnaeus, Syst. Veg. ed. +
reddish-brown +
fusiform +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
short-pedunculate +  and sessile +
conspicuous +
persistent +
recurved +  and erect +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.61 cm6.1 mm <br />0.0061 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
persistent +
recurved;erect +
hornlike +
stellate-pubescent +  and glaucous +
Fothergilla carolina +  and Fothergilla parvifolia +
Fothergilla gardenii +
Fothergilla +
species +
sessile +  and short-stalked +
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +