Characteristics
Dicots
Clethra alnifolia L.
COASTAL SWEETPEPPERBUSH
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 396. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 567.1). Lectotypified by Sleumer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 87: 75. 1967.
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Type
Clethra alnifolia forma michauxii
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, forma michauxii (Courtois) Zabel, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 372. 1903.
BASIONYM: Clethra michauxii Courtois 1833.
Clethra alnifolia forma paniculata
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, forma paniculata (Aiton) Zabel, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 372. 1903.
BASIONYM: Clethra paniculata Aiton 1789.
Clethra alnifolia forma rosea
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, forma rosea Rehder, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 16: 75. 1908.
TYPE: MASSACHUSETTS:
Clethra alnifolia forma scabra
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, forma scabra (Persoon) Zabel, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 372. 1903.
BASIONYM: Clethra scabra Persoon 1805.
Clethra alnifolia var. denudata
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. denudata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 73. 1789, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus 1753.
Clethra alnifolia var. glabella
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. glabella Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 260. 1803, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus 1753.
Clethra alnifolia var. michauxii
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. michauxii (Courtois) G. Nicholson, Hand-List Trees 2: 97. 1896.
BASIONYM: Clethra michauxii Courtois 1833.
Clethra alnifolia var. paniculata
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. paniculata (Aiton) G. Nicholson, Hand-List Trees 2: 97. 1896.
BASIONYM: Clethra paniculata Aiton 1789.
Clethra alnifolia var. pubescens
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. pubescens Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 73. 1789.
Clethra alnifolia var. scabra
Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus, var. scabra (Persoon) G. Nicholson, Hand-List Trees 2: 97. 1896.
BASIONYM: Clethra scabra Persoon 1805.
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