Georgia Plume

Elliottia racemosa Muhl.; EU. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 1: 448. 1817
Shrub 3 m. tall or less, with glabrous or obscurely pubescent twigs; leaf -blades oblong, elliptic, oval, oblong-oblanceolate, or obovate, 4—14 cm. long, acuminate at both ends or abruptly pointed at the apex, minutely bristle-tipped, glabrous or loosely fine-pubescent beneath, shining above and somewhat reticulate beneath in age; racemes or panicles erect, many-flowered; buds nodding: flowers spreading, slender-pedicelled ; caly^ 3-4 mm. broad, the lobes broadly triangular to reniform, often ciliate; petals broadly linear, linear-oblong, or slightly dilated near the apex, 9-15 mm. long; stamens 6-8 mm. long; style 11-17 mm. long; capsules spheroidal or somewhat ovoid, about 5 mm. wide.
Type locality: "Waynesboro, Georgia.
Distribution: Eastern Georgia and adjacent South Carolina.