Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Leatherleaf: Acleris oxycoccana, Archips myricana, Callophrys augustinus, Choristoneura obsoletana, Cingilia catenaria, Coenophila opacifrons, Coleophora ledi, Eugraphe subrosea, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Lithophane thaxteri, Melanchra assimilis, Metarranthis obfirmaria, Olethreutes nanana, Sparganothis daphnana, Syngrapha microgamma, Xestia dilucida, Xestia youngii
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.