Pieris floribunda
| Pieris floribunda | |
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| Pieris floribunda flower raceme in March | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pieris floribunda Benth. & Hook.f.[1] | |
Pieris floribunda is small tree or large bush, a member of the Pieris genus of the Ericaceae family. Commonly known as Mountain Fetterbush or Mountain Andromeda. Pieris floribunda is poisonous in all parts if ingested.[2]
Habit
It is a shrubby bush growing to around 6-12 feet with oval shiny, leathery leaves which may shed in autumn or wither to brown and persist until spring. It has pendulous panicles of white urn-shaped flowers that form in autumn as erect pink buds. The bark is shaggy and peeling when mature.[2]
Distribution
Native to the east coast of the USA. In the states of Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia where it thrives in areas of land disturbed by human activity. In common with other members of the Pieris family it grows better on well drained soils. [3]
References
- ↑ "Ericaceae - Pieris floribunda Benth. & Hook.f.". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Native Plants". Pieris floribunda. New England Wild Flower Society.
- ↑ "Pieris floribunda". Ladybird Johnson Wild Flower Centre, University of Texas.