PLANTS Profile for Leucothoe axillaris (coastal doghobble)

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Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don
coastal doghobble

Symbol:

LEAX

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, PA, Philadelphia. Usage Requirements.

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Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

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Synonyms:
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

	LEAXA	Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don var. ambigens Fernald
	LEPL	Leucothoe platyphylla Small

Distribution:
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don


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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA)

Related Taxa:
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 3 species in Leucothoe

Classification:
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Leucothoe D. Don – doghobble
Species	Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don – coastal doghobble

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor			Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23550.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:03 AM CST