Symplocos tinctoria
Common Sweetleaf, Horse Sugar
Other regional names: Sweetleaf +1 more
- Sweetleaf
- Yellowwood
Also known as: Eugeniodes tinctorium (L.) Kuntze +9 more
- Eugeniodes tinctorium (L.) Kuntze
- Eugenioides tinctorium (L.) Kuntze
- Hopea tinctoria L.
- Hypericum laurocerasifolium Jacq.
- Protohopea tinctoria (L.) Miers
- SH1607724.08FU
- Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L
- Symplocos tinctoria var. ashei Harb.
- Symplocos tinctoria var. pygmaea Fernald
- Symplocos tinctoria var. tinctoria
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Symplocaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Symplocos tinctoria (commonly known as Common Sweetleaf or Horse-Sugar) is a shrub or tree within the Symplocaceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New York