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Clethraceae

4 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Clethraceae

Clethra acuminata (cinnamon clethra) is a deciduous Appalachian shrub grown ornamentally and valued for supporting pollinators.

Clethra alnifolia L. is a deciduous flowering shrub with fragrant blooms, native to eastern North America and widely grown in gardens.

Clethra arborea Aiton is a toxic evergreen shrub or small tree with fragrant white summer flowers.

Clethra barbinervis, Japanese clethra, is an East Asian flowering shrub that has earned the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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