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Itea
Also called Sweetspires, Sweetspire
Itea is a genus of about 10 species of shrubs and small trees, commonly called sweetspires. The leaves are alternate. Flowers are small, with 5 sepals and 5 petals, borne in racemes or spikes.
The genus is native to eastern Asia, with one deciduous species from eastern North America.
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