Clethra alnifolia
Coastal Sweet Pepperbush, Coastal Sweetpepperbush
Other regional names: Pink Spire +3 more
- Pink Spire
- Summersweet
- Summersweet Clethra
- Sweet Pepperbush
Also known as: Clethra alnifolia f. alnifolia +17 more
- Clethra alnifolia f. alnifolia
- Clethra alnifolia f. paniculata (Aiton) Zabel, 1903
- Clethra alnifolia f. paniculata (Sol.) Beissn.
- Clethra alnifolia f. paniculata (Sol.) Schelle
- Clethra alnifolia f. rosea Rehder
- Clethra alnifolia var. alnifolia
- Clethra alnifolia var. denudata Aiton
- Clethra alnifolia var. glabella Michx.
- Clethra alnifolia var. michauxii Zabel
- Clethra alnifolia var. paniculata (Aiton) Rehder
- Clethra alnifolia var. paniculata (Sol.) G.Nicholson
- Clethra alnifolia var. rosea (Rehder) Rehder
- Clethra dentata Aiton
- Clethra dentata Sol.
- Clethra incana Pers.
- Clethra paniculata Aiton
- Clethra paniculata Sol.
- Clethra pubescens Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Clethraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Clethra alnifolia (commonly known as Coastal Sweet Pepperbush) is a shrub belonging to the Clethraceae family. Originating in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West 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)
Netherlands, Vermont