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Iteaceae (Grossulariaceae, or Saxifragaceae) > Itea (sweetspire)

Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Brunswick Co., NC
18 May 2008
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Brunswick Co., NC
18 May 2008

Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Harnett Co., NC
21 May 2006

Statewide in North Carolina, but common only in the coastal plain, Virginia Sweetspire grows in moist areas around forests & streams.

Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Harnett Co., NC
21 May 2006

Taxonomic placement of Itea is controversial and unsettled as the genus has been placed in the Iteaceae, Grossulariaceae, and Saxifragaceae.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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