Zenobia pulverulenta
{{Short description|Species of shrub}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Zenobia pulverulenta.jpg
| genus = Zenobia
| species = pulverulenta
| authority = (Bartram ex Willd.) Pollard
| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|
- Andromeda cassinefolia var. nuda {{small|Vent.}}
- Andromeda cassinefolia var. pulverulenta {{small|(W.Bartram) Vent.}}
- Andromeda cassinefolia {{small|Vent.}}
- Andromeda condida {{small|Dippel}}
- Andromeda dealbata {{small|Lindl.}}
- Andromeda glauca {{small|(P.Watson) Paxton}}
- Andromeda nitida {{small|(Michx.) Sims}}
- Andromeda nuda {{small|Voss}}
- Andromeda ovata {{small|Sol. ex DC.}}
- Andromeda pulverulenta var. nuda {{small|(Vent.) C.K.Schneid.}}
- Andromeda pulverulenta var. typica {{small|C.K.Schneid.}}
- Andromeda pulverulenta {{small|W.Bartram}}
- Andromeda serratifolia {{small|DC.}}
- Andromeda speciosa {{small|Michx.}}
- Andromeda speciosa var. glauca {{small|P.Watson}}
- Andromeda speciosa var. nitida {{small|Michx.}}
- Andromeda speciosa var. pulverulenta {{small|(W.Bartram) Michx.}}
- Lyonia pulverulenta {{small|(W.Bartram) K.Koch}}
- Zenobia cassinefolia {{small|(Vent.) Pollard}}
- Zenobia dealbata {{small|D.Don ex Steud.}}
- Zenobia pulverulenta f. nitida {{small|(Michx.) Fernald}}
- Zenobia pulverulenta var. nuda {{small|(Vent.) Rehder}}
- Zenobia pulverulenta f. nuda {{small|(Vent.) Fernald}}
- Zenobia speciosa {{small|(Michx.) D.Don}}
- Zenobia speciosa var. nitida {{small|(Michx.) Rehder}}
- Zenobia speciosa var. pulverulenta {{small|(W.Bartram) DC.}}
- Zenobia speciosa var. viridis {{small|DC.}}
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Zenobia pulverulenta, the honeycup, is a North American species of shrubs, in the genus Zenobia, in the family Ericaceae.{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Zenobia+pulverulenta|title=Zenobia pulverulenta - Honeycup -- Discover Life}} It is native to coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.{{Cite web|url=http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Zenobia%20pulverulenta.png|title=Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/709031#page/294/mode/1up|title=Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club|date=December 8, 1895|publisher=Torrey Botanical Club|volume=v.22 (1895)}}
Description
Zenobia pulverulenta is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 0.5–1.8 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, ovate to elliptic, {{cvt|2|-|7|cm|in|round=0.5}} long.{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065694|title=Zenobia pulverulenta in Flora of North America @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org}}
The flowers are white, bell-shaped, {{cvt|12|mm|in}} long and {{cvt|10|mm|in}} broad, and sweetly scented. The fruit is a dry five-valved capsule.
References
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External links
- {{GRIN}}
- [https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/zenobia-pulverulenta/ North Carolina Cooperative Extension ]
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Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States
Category:Plants described in 1799
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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