Alabama snow-wreath Rosaceae Neviusia alabamensis A. Gray Listen to the Latin symbol: NEAL Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Alternate, simple, deciduous; 3 inches long, ovate to nearly cordate, doubly serrate, prominently penniveined, green above and paler below.
Flower: Showy, 3 to 8 flowers arranged in loose conical clusters; individual flowers lacking petals, composed of pompom-like clusters of white stamens subtended by leafy sepals; appearing in late spring.
Fruit: Small yellow-green oval drupe-like achenes, ripening in early fall.
Twig: Slender, initially green, changing to red-brown.
Bark: Smooth and red-brown, become somewhat shreddy.
Form: A loosely branched suckering shrub with arching stems growing to 8 feet tall.
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Additional Range Information:
Neviusia alabamensis is native to North America.
Range may be expanded by planting.
See states reporting Alabama snow-wreath.
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