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Iteaceae (Grossulariaceae, or Saxifragaceae) > Itea (sweetspire) | |
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Brunswick Co., NC 18 May 2008 | |
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Brunswick Co., NC 18 May 2008 |
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) 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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