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Leucothoe axillaris
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Leucothoe (plant)
Species:
axillaris
Synonyms
List
  • Andromeda acuminata Sm.
  • Andromeda axillaris Lam.
  • Andromeda axillaris var. longifolia Pursh
  • Andromeda catesbaei Walter
  • Andromeda hahniana Meerb.
  • Andromeda halmiana Steud.
  • Andromeda longifolia Pursh
  • Andromeda spinulosa Pursh
  • Leucothoe axillaris var. ambigens Fernald
  • Leucothoe axillaris var. longifolia (Pursh) DC.
  • Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) A.Gray
  • Leucothoe platyphylla Small
  • Leucothoe spinulosa G.Don
  • Lyonia axillaris (Lam.) K.Koch
  • Lyonia catesbaei (Walter) K.Koch

Leucothoe axillaris is a shrub native to the southeastern United States, with the common names swamp dog-laurel and coastal dog-hobble. It has been reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. It grows on floodplains in coastal areas at elevations of less than 200 m (660 ft).

Leucothoe axillaris is a branching shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. Leaves are up to 8 cm (3 in) long. Flowers are white, cylindrical, up to 8 mm (0.3 in) long. Fruit is a dry capsule.

The cultivar Scarletta = 'Zeblid' has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Coastal leucothoe (4411066489)
Leucothoe axillaris is native to the southeastern United States


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