Itea (plant)

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Itea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Iteaceae
Genus: Itea


The Itea, is a thick-growing, long-lived shrub that is sometimes called the Orange-olive clover bush. It produces large, drab colored leaves in spring and small, round, red flowers for a short time during April.