Persea palustris
swamp bay, swampbay, swamp-bay
Family
Lauraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white, yellow
Flower Month
May - June
Height (meters)
15.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
8
Field Characters
Hairs on leaf veins below leaf, mid-vein markedly raised and rust colored.
Habitat
Swamps and wet woods on the coastal plain.