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Pieris phillyreifolia

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Pieris phillyreifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pieris
Species:
P. phillyreifolia
Binomial name
Pieris phillyreifolia
(Hook.) DC. (1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius (Hook.) (1913)
  • Andromeda phillyreifolia Hook. (1837)

Pieris phillyreifolia, commonly known as the climbing fetterbush, is a shrubby vine. An evergreen perennial in the Ericaceae family,[2] it has white flowers. It grows in the southeastern United States.[3] It is a dicot in the Pieris genus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pieris phillyreifolia (Hook.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Climbing fetterbush". Florida Wildflower Foundation. December 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Pieris phillyreifolia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.