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Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.
common sweetleaf

       
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Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

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Synonyms:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

  SYTIA Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. var. ashei Harbison
  SYTIP Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. var. pygmaea Fernald
 

Distribution:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

View 1 genera in Symplocaceae, 6 species in Symplocos
 

Classification:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ebenales
Family Symplocaceae – Sweetleaf family
Genus Symplocos Jacq. – sweetleaf
Species Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. – common sweetleaf
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
horse-sugar              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC+ FAC NO NO NO FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

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Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23878.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/15/2008 08:16 PM MDT