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Accession Data:
Clethra alnifolia
L.
Common Name:
Sweet Pepper-Bush
Family:
Clethraceae
Klotzsch.
Country of Origin:
coastal eastern USA and Canada
Habitat:
Acidic woods and wetlands
USDA Zone:
3b-9b
Accession Data:
Accession #
201100233
Source:
Matt Opel
Provenance:
MR Opel #287, swamp edge near UConn Ice Rink, Storrs, Ct, USA
Accession Date:
09-20-2011
Bench:
5000 - Garden - TBD
Currently:
awaiting assessment
Qty:
4 confirmed on 11-09-2016
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
asterids
Order:
Ericales
SubOrder:
Family:
Clethraceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2013
References (internal):
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Nova Scotia
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Connecticut
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Maine
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Masachusettes
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode I.
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West Virginia
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Texas
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Alabama
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Florida
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Georgia
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Louisiana
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Mississippi
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
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Virginia
References (external):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
WCSP (2017)
. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
data regenerated on Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:45:20 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia
W/C
Clethra barbinervis
W/C
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days