Eastern Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)

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	A rare shrub of stream margins and other wet habitats. The alternate, roundish leaves are simple and entire. Buck Creek, Clay Co., NC 5/21/05.
	Flowers are twinned. Only the youngest leaves are hairy. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.
	Developing drupes. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.
	Habit. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.

	The twigs are distinctive. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.
	Leatherwood is named for its pliant, nearly unbreakable twigs. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.
	Bark of a small shrub. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.
	The bark generally has a golden hue. Person Co., NC 4/1/06.