Eubotrys racemosa

Eubotrys racemosa

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Eubotrys
Species:
E. racemosa
Binomial name
Eubotrys racemosa
Synonyms
  • Eubotrys elongata
  • Leucothoe elongata
  • Leucothoe racemosa

Eubotrys racemosa (syn. Leucothoe racemosa) is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names fetterbush, swamp doghobble, and swamp sweetbells.

It is native to the Eastern United States, where its distribution extends along the coastal plain from Massachusetts to Florida to Texas.[1]

  1. ^ Coladonato, Milo. 1992. Leucothoe racemosa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.