| Author | Siebold ex Blume | |
| Distribution | Distributed from Rowan County in central Piedmont eastward to Wilson and Robeson counties in the Coastal Plain. Specimens from Buncombe, Durham, Guilford, Jackson, Orange, Pender, and Stanly counties are of cultivated or persisting plants.
Native of Asia; in N.A. CT to GA and LA; Ont.; NE, KS. | |
| Abundance | Rare, but increasing -- as there are a handful of iNaturalist photos in the 2020s in the state. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, along walking path, vacant lot. | |
| Phenology | Flowering March-May. | |
| Identification | This shrub has an abundance of wispy slender branches. The white flowers grow before the leaves emerge, and although small, these flowers grow abundantly along the branches in groups of 3-7. Soon after, broadly linear to elliptical leaves are produced. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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