Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Summary 6
Agarista populifolia is a species in the family Ericaceae with the common name of Florida Hobblebush. It forms dense thickets which are difficult to penetrate, thus the common name. Stems often lean and arching. It is found in the southeastern United States inhabiting moist to wet woodlands. It is an evergreen shrub with small white flowers on the underside of its arching branches.
National distribution 7
United States
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Sources and Credits
- Daderot, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Agarista_populifolia_%27Taylor%27s_Treasure%27_-_J._C._Raulston_Arboretum_-_DSC06231.JPG
- (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8559/8708768836_f09fd528bb_o.jpg
- Fepup, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Agarista_populifolia_2.JPG
- Fepup, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Agarista_populifolia_4.JPG
- Fepup, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Agarista_populifolia_7.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agarista_populifolia
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29052801
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
