Common Name
Leatherwood
Plant Form
Shrubs & Small Trees
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Rich, mesic to dry forests, boulder fields, coastal shell-marl ravines, dry rocky woodlands, cliffs and bluffs, rich floodplains, and seepage swamp hummocks; strongly restricted to calcareous and mafic soils and rocks; most frequent on limestone. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent in the piedmont; rare in the coastal Plain.
Bloom Time
Spring
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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