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Leucothoe

Leucothoe

Leucothoe is a genus of about 6 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to Asia and the Americas. Many species have the common name doghobbleLeucothoe species contain grayanotoxins, a group of closely related neurotoxins named after Leucothoe grayana, native to Japan.

They are shrubs growing to 1–3 m tall, either deciduous or evergreen depending on species. The leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 2–15 cm long. The flowers are produced in racemes 3–15 cm long, each flower bell-shaped, 4–20 mm long, white or occasionally pink.

Description Resource
(GERMANY OUT) Leucothoe fontanesiana (Photo by Hans-Roland Mueller/McPhoto/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Diseases Affecting Leucothoe
Insects Affecting Leucothoe
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