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Eubotrys racemosus

Eubotrys racemosus (L.) Nutt.

Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Doghobble, Sweetbells Leucothoe, Sweetbells, Deciduous Swamp Fetterbush, Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Leucothoe

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

USDA Symbol: EURA14

Eubotrys racemosus (Swamp sweetbells) #46458

Image Information

Photographer: Stuart, Will
City: McBee
County: Chesterfield
State: SC
Location Notes: Carolina Sandhills NWR Below Martins Lake
Accession date: 2015-10-21
Filename: WCS_IMG0021.JPG
Slide Index: EURA14002
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of a flowering stem with a nectaring adult Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus. Photographer's note: "Swamp Sweetbells are fragrant and attract pollinators. Seen here with a Tiger Swallowtail. The blossom-laded, arching stems of Eubotrys racemosus are common along the pond edges in the Carolina Sandhills NWR. A favorite mid-spring flowering shrub. Often seen growing with Itea virginica."
Date Taken: 2011-04-25
NPIN Image Id: 46458

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This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2015-10-21

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