| Mountain Doghobble is a common shrub of streambanks in the Mountains with leathery evergreen leaves. Mountain Doghobble is a southern Appalachian endemic, though it has escaped from cultivation in a few northern states. McDowell Co., NC 4/16/2011.
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| The ornamental flowers, borne in pendant axillary racemes, appear in mid-spring. Mountain Doghobble also occurs in the western Piedmont, immediately adjacent to the Mountains. McDowell Co., NC 4/16/2011.
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| Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.
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| Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.
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| Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.
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| The arching stems can be so dense that they make traversing terrain difficult for dogs (as well as for humans), hence the name Doghobble. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| This species has been called by several different names: Leucothoe axillaris var. editorum (Fernald & Schubert) Ahles in Radford et al., L. editorum Fernald & Schubert by Fernald, and L. catesbaei (Walter) Gray by Small. Coastal Doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) is similar, but occurs in the Coastal Plain. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Immature fruit capsules, just after flowering. Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009.
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| Compared to Coastal Doghobble, Mountain Doghobble leaves are longer-pointed, the petioles are twice the length, and the racemes are twice the length. Macon Co., NC 6/16/06.
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| Flower detail. Macon Co., NC 6/16/06.
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