Dirca palustris
eastern leatherwood, western leatherwood, ropebark, wicopy
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden.JPG&size=w)
Photo credit: Kelby Ouchley, Bayou-Diversity
Poisonous
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, obovate, ovate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
March - July
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
Exhibits a floral tube.
Habitat
Moist, rich, wooded slopes & bottomlands; rich deciduous woods.