Chamaedaphne calyculata
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Chamaedaphne calyculata |
| Common name: | leatherleaf , cassandra |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Growth type: | shrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 4' |
| Foliage: | leathery, alternate, entire or irreularly toothed; evergreen but often turning reddish brown in winter; silvery gray on underside |
| Flower: | white, bell shaped, one-sided racemes |
| Flowering time: | blooms early April to May; fruits early September to October |
| Habitat: | bogs |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide, decreasing in Delaware watershed |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Larval food for butterflies. |