Leucothoe davisiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae known by the common name Sierra laurel.
Leucothoe davisiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucothoe |
Species: | L. davisiae
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Binomial name | |
Leucothoe davisiae |
It is native to California in the Sierra Nevada and the Klamath Mountains, in which its distribution extends just into southwestern Oregon.
Description edit
Leucothoe davisiae is a shrub growing in wet mountain habitat, such as bogs. This shrub grows erect, exceeding one meter in height. Its leathery, hairless oval leaves are 1 to 6 centimeters long and evergreen.
The inflorescence is a hanging cluster of many small urn-shaped white flowers, not unlike those of manzanitas. The bloom period is June to August.
The fruit is a capsule about half a centimeter long containing many tiny winged seeds.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leucothoe davisiae.
- Calflora Datafbase: Leucothoe davisiae (Sierra laurel)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- UC Photos gallery