Leucothoe fontanesiana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Leucothoe
Species:	Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
Common Name	Highland Doghobble
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (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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Counties - Species Present

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: Harlan (KY), Madison (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, UOS, UCHT, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1968 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MTSU017523	Blount	Tennessee	27 Apr 1991	Steve Huffman	MTSU Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167371	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167370	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167368	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana
APSC0015650	Blount	Tennessee			APSC Leucothoe fontanesiana
APSC0015646	Blount	Tennessee			APSC Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167372	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167369	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana
31234100402518	Carter	Tennessee	03 May 1979	B. Eugene Wofford 79-63	EKY Leucothoe fontanesiana
TENN-V-0167373	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Leucothoe fontanesiana

Leucothoe fontanesiana

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