dog-hobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
Leucothoe fontanesiana, known as dog-hobble, is an evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae family. Native to the southeastern United States, it grows up to 1–2 m tall with glossy, laurel-like leaves and pendent racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring. It is also found in parts of Europe and other regions.
Description
Leucothoe fontanesiana is a shrub in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern U.S. It has glossy leaves 6–16 cm long and produces pendent clusters of flowers in spring. The plant is found in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, as well as in Belgium, the Flemish and Walloon Regions, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Common names include highland doghobble, fetter-bush, mountain doghobble, and switch ivy. It was first described in 1959.
Other common names
fetterbushswitch-ivydog-hobbleFetter-bushhighland doghobble
Distribution
Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · GB · DK · Alabama · Georgia · Kentucky · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · Virginia
Synonyms
Andromeda fontanesianaAndromeda lanceolataLeucothoe editorumLeucothoe axillaris var. editorum
