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Symplocos tinctoria

(L.) L'Her.

Horsesugar

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130925
Element CodePDSYM01040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEbenales
FamilySymplocaceae
GenusSymplocos
Other Common Names
common sweetleaf (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 Date1985-05-11
Change Date1985-05-11
Edition Date1995-01-20
Edition AuthorsJaster, T. (TNC-LASP)
Rank Reasons
Found in the undergrowth of high forests of the southern states.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Found in the undergrowth of high forests.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaS1Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
MarylandS3Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
FloridaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Turner CreekChattahoochee National Forest1,495
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
North Carolina (13)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 1Sumter National Forest301
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
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. Record, S., and C. Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America. New Haven: Yale University Press, U.S.A. 610 pages.