Sweet Pepperbush
Scientific Name:Clethra alnifolia
Common Name Synonyms: Coastal Sweetpepperbush, Summersweet clethra


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Sweet Pepperbush
Genus species: Clethra alnifolia
Common Names: Sweet Pepperbush
Coastal Sweetpepperbush
Summersweet clethra
Family Name: Clethraceae  
Small deciduous trees, the bark red-shreddy; leaves alternate, simple, serrate; flowers bisexual, regular, in racemes; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:White
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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