Agarista populifolia
| Agarista populifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Agarista |
| Species: | A. populifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Agarista populifolia Lam. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agarista populifolia is a species in the family Ericaceae with the common name of Florida Hobblebush. It forms dense thickets which are difficult to penetrate, thus the common name. Stems often lean and arching. It is found in the southeastern United States inhabiting moist to wet woodlands. It is an evergreen shrub with small white flowers on the underside of its arching branches.[2][3]