Elliottia racemosa
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Elliottia racemosa (Georgia Plume or Summer Plume) is a rarely occurring species of shrub or sometimes small tree. The shrub or tree has leaves that are three to four inches long and one to two inches wide, white flowers with four petals, and dry fruit.[1] The species' habitat are moist stream banks to dry ridges that are usually in sandy soil. The species is listed as threatened. The shrub was discovered by a South Carolina botanist named Stephen Elliott in 1808.[2] It is found at scattered locations in eastern and southern Georgia.[3]
References
- ↑ Multiple Authors: A Guide To Filed Identification: Trees Of North America. Western Publishing, United States 1986, ISBN 0-307-13658-2, S. 242.
- ↑ Georgia Plume (Elliottia racemosa). In: 2bnTheWild. Abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2009.
- ↑ Georgia Plume Geographic Distribution. In: Tree Trail. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2010.