Louisiana Plant ID | Cliftonia monophylla (buckwheat tree)

FAMILY: CYRILLACEAE

ALTERNATE COMMON NAME: black titi

LEAVES: alternate; entire; dark, shiny, thick leaves that clasp to the stem, or nearly so; oblong or lance-like

FLOWER: terminal or axillary raceme; fragrant; white to pinkish with conspicuous orange anthers; five sepals, five petals, with clawed base; March to April

FRUIT: yellowish, buckwheat-like drupes

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FORM: thicket-forming shrub or small tree; 12 to 18 feet

HABITAT: acid swamps, bogs & wet ditches; wet, acid peaty or sandy soil

WETLAND DESIGNATION: Obligate Wetland (OBL): Almost always occurs in wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region

RANGE: central US Gulf coast states

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