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Leucothoe axillaris is a shrub native to the southeastern United States, with the common names swamp dog-laurel and coastal dog-hobble. It has been reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. It grows on floodplains in coastal areas at elevations of less than 200 m (660 ft).[2][3]

Leucothoe axillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucothoe
Species:	L. axillaris
Binomial name
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don
Synonyms[1]
List Andromeda acuminata Sm. Andromeda axillaris Lam. Andromeda axillaris var. longifolia Pursh Andromeda catesbaei Walter Andromeda hahniana Meerb. Andromeda halmiana Steud. Andromeda longifolia Pursh Andromeda spinulosa Pursh Leucothoe axillaris var. ambigens Fernald Leucothoe axillaris var. longifolia (Pursh) DC. Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) A.Gray Leucothoe platyphylla Small Leucothoe spinulosa G.Don Lyonia axillaris (Lam.) K.Koch Lyonia catesbaei (Walter) K.Koch

Leucothoe axillaris is a branching shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. Leaves are up to 8 cm (3 in) long. Flowers are white, cylindrical, up to 8 mm (0.3 in) long. Fruit is a dry capsule.[4][5][6]

The cultivar Scarletta = 'Zeblid' has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

References

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