Fothergilla major

(Sims) Sweet

Hort. Suburb. Lond. 124. 1818.

EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Fothergilla alnifolia var. major Sims Bot. Mag. 33: plate 1342. 1810
Synonyms: Fothergilla monticola Ashe
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Shrubs, 7-65 dm; branches robust. Leaves: stipules 2.8-7(-10.2) mm; petioles 3-10(-18) mm. Leaf blade broadly elliptic or somewhat orbiculate to obovate, asymmetric, 2.5-13.5 × 4.2-12.5 cm, base rounded to truncate, rarely cuneate, often oblique, proximal margins entire, distal margins coarsely sinuate to repand, rarely entire, apex short-acuminate to rounded and mucronate; surfaces abaxially glaucous or green, adaxially green, both surfaces stellate-pubescent or nearly glabrous; veins (4-)5-6(-7) pairs. Inflorescences nearly sessile to short-pedunculate, 3-6 × 2-3 cm. Flowers: calyx lobes persistent in fruit; stamens (10-)22-34; filaments 6-17 mm. Fruiting spikes 3.5-7 × 1.5-2.5 cm. Capsules 5.5-13 mm. Seeds 5-6(-8) mm, apex pointed. 2n = 72.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Bluffs, dry rocky woodlands, talus slopes, riverbanks, upper piedmont to mountains
Elevation: 150-1300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Discussion

The disjunct occurrence of Fothergilla major in Arkansas is a recent discovery.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Frederick G. Meyer +
(Sims) Sweet +
Fothergilla alnifolia var. major +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Ga. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Tenn. +
150-1300 m +
Bluffs, dry rocky woodlands, talus slopes, riverbanks, upper piedmont to mountains +
Flowering spring (Apr–May). +
Hort. Suburb. Lond. +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Fothergilla monticola +
Fothergilla major +
Fothergilla +
species +