Buckleya distichophylla

Classification	Dicots
Family	Santalaceae
Family (Traditional)	Santalaceae
Genus	Buckleya
Species:	Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.
Common Name	Piratebush
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: subopposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	9
Status	Native; TN[S2] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Greene (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0085435	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085418	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085412	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085419	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
UCHT039768	Unicoi	Tennessee			UCHT Buckleya distichophylla
UCHT039769	Unicoi	Tennessee			UCHT Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU024949	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU032133	Carter	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU024950	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085422	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085427	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085426	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085423	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085429	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085439	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085413	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085428	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085432	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU032131	Carter	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 Aug 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085443	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085433	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085410	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085431	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU030645	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
31234100644341	Greene	Tennessee		B. Eugene Wofford	EKY Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085421	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085442	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085420	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085411	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085409		Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0119213	Sullivan	Tennessee	20 Jul 1948	A.J. Sharp	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0003579	Greene	Tennessee	22 May 1966	Wayne Chester 1142	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0003576	Unicoi	Tennessee	23 Jun 2009	Aaron Floden and E.B. Wofford 1033	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU032132	Carter	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU008804	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU031161	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085436	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085437	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085434	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0117967	Sullivan	Tennessee	20 Jul 1948	A.J. Sharp	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU008803	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085416	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085441	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085415	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0003578	Greene	Tennessee	June 2004	Dwayne Estes, BE Wofford, J Beck, et al 6256	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0119212	Sullivan	Tennessee	20 May 1934	Underwood	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085440	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085417	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085425	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085430	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085424	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085414	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085438	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Buckleya distichophylla
APSC0007096	Greene	Tennessee	24 May 2012	Margaret Reinhardt	APSC Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU030646	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU008805	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Buckleya distichophylla

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