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: TENN, ETSU, UCHT, APSC, EKY

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

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU032133	Carter	Tennessee	James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085411	Carter	Tennessee		TENN Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU032131	Carter	Tennessee	James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU008805	Carter	Tennessee		ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085410	Carter	Tennessee		TENN Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU032132	Carter	Tennessee	James T Donaldson	ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
ETSU008804	Carter	Tennessee		ETSU Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085414	Cocke	Tennessee		TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085418	Cocke	Tennessee		TENN Buckleya distichophylla
TENN-V-0085413	Cocke	Tennessee		TENN Buckleya distichophylla

Buckleya distichophylla

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