Leucothoe axillaris

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Family:ERICACEAE
Species:Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don
Common Name:Coastal Doghobble
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:LEAX
Plant Notes:Coastal Doghobble is a native evergreen shrub in the Heath family (Ericaceae). It is native to the southern third of Alabama. Coastal Doghobble occurs on floodplains along blackwater streams, in swamp forests, and in flatwoods. It is a small shrub from 3-6 feet in height. It often forms dense thickets from stolons. The arching stems may root when they come in contact with the soil. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, oblong to lanceolate or elliptic in outline, thick and coriaceous in texture, dark green above and paler green below, with entire or weakly serrate margins. Flowers are produced in drooping axillary fascicles of 8-30-flowers. The fragrant flowers have 5 green sepals, and a white to pinkish corolla that is cylindric to urceolate in outline. The fruit is a capsule. Coastal Doghobble is available from nurseries that specialize in native plants. It prefers a moist, shady area with sandy loam soil. It can be used as a ground cover, border plant, or in rock gardens. Provide good air flow to prevent fungal leafspot which can make the leaves unsightly.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyERICACEAE - Heath family
Genus Leucothoe
Species Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don - Coastal Doghobble

Citation

Citation Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17(33): 159. 1834.
Basionym: Andromeda axillaris Lam. 1783.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Andromeda axillaris Andromeda axillaris Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 157. 1783.  
Andromeda catesbaei Andromeda catesbaei Walter, Fl. Carol. 137. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Fraser/Walter 6-H (neotype: BM). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 427. 2007.
Andromeda spinulosa Andromeda spinulosa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 293. 1814, nom. illegit.Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 
Andromeda walteri Andromeda walteri Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 453. 1809, nom. illegit.Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 
Eubotrys bracteata Eubotrys bracteata Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2. 8: 269. 1843. FLORIDA: "East Florida", without data, Ware s.n. (holotype: PH?).
Leucothoe platyphylla Leucothoe platyphylla Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 290. 1901. GEORGIA: Thomas Co.: Ochlokonee River near Thomasville, 28 May-6 Jun 1895, Small s.n. (holotype: NY).
Leucothoe spinulosa Leucothoe spinulosa G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 832. 1834, nom. illegit.Andromeda spinulosa Pursh 1814, nom. illegit.; Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 
Leucothoe walteri Leucothoe walteri Melvin, Castanea 42: 305. 1977, nom. illegit.Andromeda walteri Willdenow 1809, nom. illegit.; Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 
Leucothoe axillaris var. ambigens    
Leucothoe catesbaei Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 252. 1856.Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 
Lyonia axillaris Lyonia axillaris (Lamarck) K. Koch, Dendrologie 2: 124. 1872.Andromeda axillaris Lamarck 1783. 
Lyonia catesbaei Lyonia catesbaei (Walter) K. Koch, Dendrologie 2: 125. 1872.Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1788. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Chambers, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Mobile, Monroe

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1877 - 2002

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
USAM000005625 Baldwin 26 Oct 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3873		 USAM
Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don
AUA_ACC_37960 Baldwin 8 Feb 1983 WALKER, WILL
S. N.		 AUA
LEUCOTHOE AXILLARIS (LAM.) D. DON
UWAL0043294 Baldwin 29 Feb 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
283		 UWAL
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don
UWAL0043295 Baldwin 28 Dec 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
1176		 UWAL
Leucothoe axillaris (L.) A. Gray
UWAL0056097 Baldwin 20 Sep 2022 Keener, Brian R.
12369		 UWAL
Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don
AUA_ACC_17692 Chambers 11 Jul 1969 MILLER, L.C.
103		 AUA
LEUCOTHOE AXILLARIS (LAM.) D. DON
JSU121677 Cleburne 25 Apr 1955 Hanson, Gene
s.n.		 JSU
Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don
TROY000004356 Coffee 14 Nov 1978 Kral, Robert
63136		 TROY
Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don
TROY000004358 Coffee 03 Mar 2000 Martin, Brian H.
458		 TROY
Leucothoe axillaris (Lamarck) D. Don
UWAL0057308 Coffee 07 Aug 2002 Davis, Malcolm L.
1599		 UWAL
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don
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