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Dirca palustris L.
eastern leatherwood

       
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Photo of Dirca palustris L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Boston, Arnold Arboretum. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Dirca palustris L.

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Distribution:
Dirca palustris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Dirca palustris L.

View 7 genera in Thymelaeaceae, 2 species in Dirca
 

Classification:
Dirca palustris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Thymelaeaceae – Mezereum family
Genus Dirca L. – leatherwood
Species Dirca palustris L. – eastern leatherwood
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dirca palustris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
leatherwood              Endangered
Maryland:
leatherwood              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dirca palustris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FAC FACU- FAC NO NO FAC* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Dirca palustris L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27129.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 02/14/2009 08:24 PM MST