Lauraceae
Swamp bay
Persea palustris
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Persea
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Persea palustrisLauraceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- بلوستريس بيرسيا
- English
- Swamp bay
Synonyms
- Borbonia pubescens (Pursh) House
- Laurus carolinensis var. pubescens Pursh
- Persea borbonia f. pubescens (Pursh) Fernald
- Persea borbonia subsp. pubescens (Pursh) A.E.Murray
- Persea borbonia var. pubescens (Pursh) Little
- Persea carolinensis var. palustris (Raf.) Chapm.
- Persea caroliniensis f. pubescens (Pursh) Mez
- Persea caroliniensis var. pubescens (Pursh) Meisn.
- Persea palustris f. laevifolia Fernald
- Persea pubescens (Pursh) Sarg.
- Tamala palustris Raf.
- Tamala pubescens (Pursh) Small
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.