North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Ericaceae > Menziesia (minniebush)
	Minniebush (Menziesia pilosa) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 Uncommon to rare in the western half of NC, note the "nipple-tipped" leaves!
	Minniebush (Menziesia pilosa) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.