Elliottia racemosa

Elliottia racemosa
	Elliottia racemosa
Systematics
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Angiospermae)
	Eudicotyledons
Order :	Heather-like (Ericales)
Family :	Heather family (Ericaceae)
Genre :	Elliottia
Type :	Elliottia racemosa
Scientific name
	Elliottia racemosa
	Mill. ex Elliot

Elliottia racemosa , with English common names Georgia plume or summer plume (plume = feather, flag), is a species of the heather family. It is endemic to the US state of Georgia .

description

Elliottia racemosa is a rarely found shrub or small tree. The leaves are 3 in (76 mm) to 4 in (about 100 mm) long and 1 in (25 mm) to 2 in (51 mm) wide. It has white flowers with four petals. The flowers ripen to dry fruits after pollination.

The shrub was discovered and drawn by William Bartram in 1775. From which South Carolina originating botanist Stephen Elliott , he was again discovered and described the 1808th The species is considered endangered .

ecology

The plant lives in habitats with moist brook banks , but also dry ridges, usually in sandy soil.

distribution

Natural range

E. racemosa is found in scattered locations in eastern and southern Georgia.

Individual evidence

^ C. Frank Brockman, Rebecca Marrilees: A Guide To Filed Identification: Trees Of North America . Western Publishing, United States 1986, ISBN 0-307-13658-2 , p. 242.
^ Georgia Plume (Elliottia racemosa) . In: 2bnTheWild . Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ Georgia Plume Geographic Distribution . In: Tree Trail . Retrieved July 2, 2010.

Web links

Commons : Elliottia racemosa - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] C. Frank Brockman, Rebecca Marrilees: A Guide To Filed Identification: Trees Of North America . Western Publishing, United States 1986, ISBN 0-307-13658-2 , p. 242.

[2] Georgia Plume (Elliottia racemosa) . In: 2bnTheWild . Retrieved December 3, 2009.

[3] Georgia Plume Geographic Distribution . In: Tree Trail . Retrieved July 2, 2010.