Zenobia pulverulenta explained

Zenobia pulverulenta, the honeycup, is a North American species of shrubs, in the genus Zenobia, in the family Ericaceae.^[1] It is native to coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.^{[2] [3]}

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, long.^[4]

The flowers are white, bell-shaped, long and broad, and sweetly scented. The fruit is a dry five-valved capsule.^[4]

External links

• • United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Zenobia pulverulenta
• North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Notes and References

1. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Zenobia+pulverulenta Discover Life, honeycup, Zenobia pulverulenta
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Zenobia%20pulverulenta.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/709031#page/294/mode/1up Pollard, Charles Louis. 1895. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22(5): 232
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065694 Flora of North America, Zenobia pulverulenta (Bartram ex Willdenow) Pollard, 1895. Honey-cup