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Clethra acuminata

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Mountain Sweet-pepperbush

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Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra acuminata). Photo by Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra acuminata). Photo by Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra acuminata). Photo by dendro-julia, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
dendro-julia, CC BY-NC 4.0
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra acuminata). Photo by gaforestwatch, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
gaforestwatch, CC BY-NC 4.0
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra acuminata). Photo by Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Chuck Cantley, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138596
Element CodePDCLE01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyClethraceae
GenusClethra
Other Common Names
Mountain Pepperbush (EN) mountain sweet-pepperbush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-06-06
Change Date1994-06-06
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (42)
Georgia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,974
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
North Carolina (25)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Barkers Creek (addition)Nantahala National Forest975
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Boteler PeakNantahala National Forest4,205
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Little Dry Run AdditionJefferson National Forest2,204
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.