Thymelaeaceae

Eastern leatherwood

Dirca palustris L.

Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca

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Eastern leatherwood: Dirca palustris (leatherwood) branch and leaves. Near North Fork Mountain, West Virginia, USA. — Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Eastern leatherwood

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 1,330 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Richard W, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.