NameThatPlant.net: Chamaedaphne calyculata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaedaphne calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Leatherleaf at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaedaphne calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-14-001:

Cassandra calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Leatherleaf, Cassandra

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chamaedaphne calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaedaphne calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-14-001:
Cassandra calyculata FAMILY Ericaceae

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pocosins in the Coastal Plain, bogs in the Mountains, Chamaecyparis bogs, wet pine flatwood ecotones, other saturated, acid, peaty or peaty/sandy situations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Common in NC Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare in NC Mountains)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual or functionally unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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