Cliftonia monophylla
buckwheat tree, black titi, buckwheat bush
Family
Cyrillaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
subsessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
February - May
Height (meters)
15.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
OBL
Animal Use
Provides good browse for deer, and cattle feed on the leaves and twigs when other green forage is scarce. It is also a good honey plant.
Habitat
Pineland swamps.