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Dirca palustris Linnaeus. Leatherwood, Leatherbark, Wicopee, Rope-bark, Moosewood. Phen: (Nov-) Feb-May; Jun-Jul. Hab: Very rich forests, on slopes or bottomlands, limited to calcareous or mafic rocks such as limestone, calcareous siltstone, calcareous shale, gabbro, or amphibolite, in marl ravine bottoms in the Coastal Plain of VA, in Ashe County NC ascending to 1500 meters elevation. Dist: NS and s. QC, south to Panhandle FL, AL, and OK.

ID notes:The curiously flexible twigs with light brown bark and swollen nodes are distinctive.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Many of the common names refer to the extraordinary toughness of the tan-brown bark, which was used by native Americans for cordage.

Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, Fl4, FNA6, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Floden, Mayfield, & Ferguson (2009), Nevling (1962)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily: 3

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dirca palustris, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: dirca palustris, fort gaines ravines, clay county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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