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Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus. Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Coastal White-alder. Phen: Jun-Aug; Sep-Oct. Hab: Pocosins, blackwater swamp forests, nonriverine swamp forests. Dist: Primarily a southeastern Coastal Plain species, C. alnifolia ranges from NS and ME south to FL, west to TX; disjunct in sc. TN (Coffee County) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = FNA8, NE, NY, S, Tn, Tx, Va; = Clethra alnifolia L. var. alnifolia – K4, RAB, Sleumer (1967b); < Clethra alnifolia L. – C, F, G, GW2, K1, K3, Pa, Tat, WH3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 6

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