Leucothoe fontanesiana (Dog-hobble)

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Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer

Dog-hobble

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Ericaceae	Heath or heather family
Genus	Leucothoe	Leucothoe was a princess of Babylon and one of the many loves of the god Apollo
Species	fontanesiana	After Réné Louiche Desfontaines (1750-1833), who first described the species as Andromeda lanceolata, a name which had previously been applied by Wallich to a different species

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5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 10 × 12" (26 × 31 cm)

7/29/2023 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts ID is dubious

Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don var. editorum (Fernald & B.G. Schub.) H.E. Ahles

Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) A. Gray

Leucothoe editorum Fernald & B.G. Schub.

Leucothoe fontanesiana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 13 Oct 2021.

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 10 × 13" (26 × 33 cm)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)

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