NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Leucothoe fontanesiana [=Leucothoe axillaris var. editorum, Leucothoe walteri, Leucothoe catesbaei, Leucothoe editorum]

Scientific Name:	Leucothoe fontanesiana [=Leucothoe axillaris var. editorum, Leucothoe walteri, Leucothoe catesbaei, Leucothoe editorum]
Genus:	Leucothoe
Species Epithet:	fontanesiana
Common Name:	Highland Doghobble, Mountain Doghobble, Switch-ivy, Drooping Leucothoe, Drooping Fetterbush
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Moist slopes, streambanks, ravines, often associated with Rhododendron maximum thickets. Common to abundant across all of the NC mountains, and common in the western Piedmont. It becomes scarce east to the central Piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Plant growth habit- low evergreen shrub which grows in wet woods, forested streamsides, acidic soils Transylvania County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Close-up of evergreen, leathery leaves which taper toward the tip Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Developing fruits (capsule) in July Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record