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Leucothoe fontanesiana

(Steud.) Sleumer

Highland Doghobble

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Highland Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana). Photo by Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0
Highland Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana). Photo by Richard W. Tate, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Richard W. Tate, CC BY-NC 4.0
Highland Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana). Photo by zk-natural, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
zk-natural, CC BY-NC 4.0
Highland Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana). Photo by Keith Bradley, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Keith Bradley, CC BY-NC 4.0
Highland Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana). Photo by Chris Ulrey, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Chris Ulrey, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137470
Element CodePDERI0P030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusLeucothoe
Other Common Names
highland doghobble (EN) Mountain Doghobble (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 Date1988-08-04
Change Date1988-08-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
VirginiaS1Yes
New YorkSNANo
KentuckySNANo
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (44)
Georgia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
North Carolina (23)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
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
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
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
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Ellicott Rock 1Sumter National Forest301
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Tennessee (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
References (2)
  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.