mountain stewartia
plant
Also known as: Stewartia ovata, mountain camellia
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Mountain stewartia, also known as mountain camellia (Stewartia ovata), is a shrub primarily found in the southern Appalachian Mountains. It belongs to the genus Stewartia, which includes shrubs and small trees native to East Asia and eastern North America, all part of the tea family (Theaceae). These plants are valued as ornamentals for their attractive, camellia-like flowers and their distinctive, peeling bark. The mountain stewartia itself is a shrubby species.1
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