| Author | (L.) Moench | |
| Distribution | Piedmont only, so far as is known. Only 2 collections are from escaped/established populations, both from campus of UNC Chapel Hill. One collected in the 1990s is from slopes of Morgan Creek (where originally planted in the 40s or 50s); the other collected in 2005 is from Battle Park.
Native of SW Asia. | |
| Abundance | Rare | |
| Habitat | Wooded slope above creek; drainage ditch leading from roadside to creek. | |
| Phenology | | |
| Identification | Semi-woody shrub with leaflike cladophylls (modified stems) that are rather shiny on the surfaces, ovate, short-taper-pointed. Plants may resemble a small-leaved bamboo. Berries are round and red. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | | |
| Other Common Name(s) | Poet's Laurel | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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