CLETHRA
genus
Clethra acuminata
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Clethra alnifolia
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Hudson River Park locations:
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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 Clethraceae – Clethra family Genus Clethra L. – sweetpepperbush Species Clethra acuminata Michx. – mountain sweetpepperbush |
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Dilleniidae Order Ericales Family Clethraceae – Clethra family Genus Clethra L. – sweetpepperbush Species Clethra alnifolia L. – coastal sweetpepperbush |
Cinnamon Clethra
Cinnamonbark Clethra Mountain Pepperbush clethra (Gr) = "alder" acuminata (L) = "tapering to long point" |
Coastal Pepperbush
Coastal Sweet Pepper Clethra Summersweet clethra (Gr ) = "alder" alnifolia (L) = "alder leaf" |
Native to southeastern US
Native Habitat: Wooded mt. bluffs & ravines |
Native to eastern US
Native Habitat: Swamps; sea shores; stream banks; hillside bogs Salt spray tolerance moderate |
Shrub / Bark
Foliage
Leaves
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Leaves
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