ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Leucothoe axillaris

Name author: (Lam.) D.Don

A species in the Ericaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucothoe
Species: Leucothoe axillaris
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1834

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Leucothoe axillaris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Andromeda axillarisName author: Lam.
Andromeda catesbaeiName author: Walter
Andromeda hahnianaName author: Meerb.
Andromeda halmianaName author: Steud.
Andromeda longifoliaName author: Pursh
Andromeda spinulosaName author: Pursh
Leucothoe axillaris var. ambigensName author: Fernald
Leucothoe axillaris var. axillarisName author: Not supplied
Leucothoe catesbaeiName author: (Walter) A.Gray
Leucothoe platyphyllaName author: Small
Leucothoe spinulosaName author: (Pursh) G.Don
Lyonia axillarisName author: (Lam.) K.Koch
Lyonia catesbaeiName author: (Walter) K.Koch

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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