| Elliottia racemosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Elliottia |
| Species: | E. racemose |
| Binomial name | |
| Elliottia racemosa Muhl. ex Elliot |
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Elliottia racemosa (Georgia Plume or Summer Plume) is a rarely occurring species of shrub or sometimes small tree. The shrub or tree has leaves that are three to four inches long and one to two inches wide, white flowers with four petals, and dry fruit.[1] The species' habitat are moist stream banks to dry ridges that are usually in sandy soil. The species is listed as threatened. The shrub was discovered by a South Carolina botanist named Stephen Elliott in 1808.[2] It is found at scattered locations in eastern and southern Georgia.[3]