| This southern Appalachian endemic is common at higher elevations in the Mountains of North Carolina and rare in the western Piedmont. Similar to Coastal Fetterbush (Eubotrys racemosa), which replaces it in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Also known as Redtwig Doghobble and Leucothoe recurva (Buckley) A. Gray. Alleghany Co., NC 4/17/05.
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| Mountain Fetterbush flowers in early spring, before leaf-out. The flowering branches are distinctively recurved, or arched. Alleghany Co., NC 4/17/05.
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| The deciduous, alternate leaves are glabrous (smooth) except on the veins below. This and the next few photos are from the Piedmont part of the range, where it is rare and found only in sheltered spots, such as this north-facing ravine north of Hanging Rock. Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009.
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| Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009.
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| Ripening fruit capsules. Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009.
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| The capsules are broader than they are long. The long styles are persistent. Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009.
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| Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 7/3/2009.
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| Bark detail. Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009.
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