NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Stewartia ovata
Mountain Camellia, Mountain Stewartia
Scientific Name: |
Stewartia ovata |
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Genus: |
Stewartia |
Species Epithet: |
ovata |
Common Name: |
Mountain Camellia, Mountain Stewartia |
Plant Type |
Tree/Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Theaceae (Tea Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
6-12 ft., 12-36 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Mesic forests, especially acidic bluffs, often in openings in rhododendron thickets (“hells”), in the Coastal Plain of VA restricted to ravines. Rare to uncommon in southwestern mountain counties and the foothill of NC, very rare in the rest of the southern NC mountains and Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
SR-P: Significantly Rare: Peripheral (*Key) |
Notes: |
Flowers white with showy yellow stamens. Good fall color. |
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The stamens are usually yellow although they can be purple like for Stewartia malacodendron. Rabun County, GA
Larry Mellichamp |
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The styles are separate in Stewartia ovata while Stewartia malacodendron styles are united. Rabun County, GA
Larry Mellichamp |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/stewartia-ovata/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=STOV |
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