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Zenobia pulverulenta

(Bartr. ex Willd.) Pollard

Dusty Zenobia

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129185
Element CodePDERI1A010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusZenobia
Other Common Names
honeycup (EN) Honeycup (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 Date1997-09-02
Change Date1994-06-06
Edition Date1997-09-02
Edition AuthorsN. Benton (TNC - HO)
Rank Reasons
Endemic to the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and eastern Georgia. Common in pocosins, margins of pineland ponds; rare in Virginia.
Range Extent Comments
A narrow endemic of the coastal plain of southeastern VA, NC, SC, and eastern GA (Weakley 1996).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pocosins, margins of pineland ponds. Zenobia pulverulenta sometimes dominates the centers of major peat domes in the Outer Coastal Plain and in large Carolina bays in the Bladen Lakes region. Sometimes codominant with Chamaedaphne or Sarracenia flava (Weakley 1996).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS1Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
References (3)
  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. Weakley, A.S. 1996. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of 23 May 1996. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Southern Conservation Science Dept., Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Unpaginated.