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Mezereum Family
1 species
Eastern Leatherwood
Order: Myrtales? Malvales?
Family: Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family)
Genus: Dirca
Species: Palustris
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated December 26 2013
More Eastern Leatherwood
Perennial shrub - also known as Wicopy, Moosewood - very
flexible branches - native to eastern North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
More Eastern Leatherwood
Eastern Leatherwood - flower approx. 8 mm - fruit approx. 1 cm - leaf to 10 cm - height to 2 m - Lower Don Valley (Todmorden Mills) - May 2013