Clethra alnifolia

Clethra alnifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Clethraceae
Genus: Clethra
Species:
C. alnifolia
Binomial name
Clethra alnifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Clethra angustifolia Raf. nom. illeg.
  • Clethra bracteata Raf.
  • Clethra dentata Aiton
  • Clethra incana Pers. nom. illeg.
  • Clethra paniculata Aiton
  • Clethra pubescens Willd.
  • Clethra pumila Raf.
  • Clethra tomentosa Lam.

Clethra alnifolia, the coastal sweetpepperbush or summer sweet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clethra of the family Clethraceae, native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida, and west to eastern Texas. It is a deciduous shrub which grows in wetlands, bogs and woodland streams.

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 19 September 2015.