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Itea virginica L.
Virginia sweetspire

       
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Photo of Itea virginica L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AR, Little Rock. Usage Requirements.
 
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Itea virginica L.

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Distribution:
Itea virginica L.

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Itea virginica L.

View 3 genera in Grossulariaceae, 1 species in Itea
 

Classification:
Itea virginica L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Grossulariaceae – Currant family
Genus Itea L. – sweetspire
Species Itea virginica L. – Virginia sweetspire
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Itea virginica L.

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.

Indiana:
Virginia willow              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Virginia willow              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Itea virginica L.

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
FACW+,OBL OBL FACW+ OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Itea virginica L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
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:
Itea virginica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24202.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/25/2008 06:30 AM MDT