P h o t o b y B . E u g e n e W o f f o r d @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Moist areas in mountain woods.
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Species Description:
Shrub.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early April to mid June.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Deciduous shrub with racemes of white flowers that are recurved. The sepals are ovate and the anthers are 2-awned. The fruit are a depressed globe and not striped as in Lyonia. Stems without a terminal bud. Leaves are alternate and obovate to oblanceolate and thin.
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Management:
Timber removal would be detrimental.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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