Eubotrys racemosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Eubotrys
Species:	Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt.
Common Name	Swamp Doghobble
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; 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; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL)
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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

Synonym	Full Citation
Eubotrys racemosus	Eubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt.
Leucothoe racemosa var. elongata	Leucothoe racemosa var. elongata (Small) Fernald

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: Greene (TN), Hawkins (TN), Morgan (TN), Robertson (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU015928	Hawkins	Tennessee			ETSU Eubotrys racemosa
UCHT038135	White	Tennessee			UCHT Eubotrys racemosa
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	26 Apr 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eubotrys racemosa
UCHT042098	White	Tennessee			UCHT Eubotrys racemosa
APSC0015656	Morgan	Tennessee	01 May 2006	Dwayne Estes with John Beck 08823	APSC Eubotrys racemosa
APSC0057396	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Eubotrys racemosa
ETSU015927	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Eubotrys racemosa
APSC0015658	Morgan	Tennessee	22 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes 09246	APSC Eubotrys racemosa
ETSU009926	Greene	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Eubotrys racemosa
APSC0015654	Robertson	Tennessee	31 May 1979	Floyd Scott, Edward W. Chester 4008	APSC Eubotrys racemosa
UCHT038136	White	Tennessee			UCHT Eubotrys racemosa
APSC0015657	Morgan	Tennessee	22 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes 09222	APSC Eubotrys racemosa
UCHT038134	Morgan	Tennessee			UCHT Eubotrys racemosa

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Eubotrys racemosa

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