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Ozark Leatherwood

Dirca decipiens

Ozark Leatherwood
Photo: Manila folder, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Kansas to Arkansas
Climate
temperate

About

Dirca decipiens, the Ozark leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub endemic to northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, and southwestern Missouri. It is distinguished from the more widespread eastern leatherwood by its sessile fruits and finely hairy leaves and stems.

Other Dirca plants

Mexican Leatherwood · Western leatherwood · Eastern leatherwood · Leatherwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dirca decipiens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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