Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica Linnaeus    Synonyms: Itea, Tassel-white, Virginia Willow.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Saxifragales   >   Family Iteaceae   >   Genus Itea   

Status:

Virginia Sweetspire’s range is mainly the southeastern United States.

Description:

A clonal shrub, forming clumps from underground runners.

Where to find:

Grows on streambanks, around ponds and lakes, and in seeps, low hardwood forest, and swamps of the Coastal Plain. Absent from the Piedmont and mountainous areas.

There are 116 records in the project database.

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A Virginia Sweetspire in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/5/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2015). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2016). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2016). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2012). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/8/2018). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2019). Photo by Matt Grey. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/5/2019). Photo by Matt Grey. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/14/2019). Photo by Matt Grey. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire blooming in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/6/2014). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/31/2017). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/6/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Virginia Sweetspire (winter aspect) in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/20/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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