Clethra acuminata Michaux. Mountain Sweet-pepperbush, Mountain White-alder. Phen: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct. Hab: Moist forests, heath balds, streambanks, margins of rock outcrops at high elevations. Dist: Endemic to the Southern and Central Appalachians, C. acuminata ranges from sw. PA south through e. WV, w. VA, e. TN, w. NC to nw. SC, n. GA, and ne. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA8, G, K1, K3, K4, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, Sleumer (1967b)
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