Persea punctata
Swampbay
Persea palustris
(Raf.) Sarg. Species
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- Botanical name
- Persea palustris
- Also known as
- Swampbay
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Persea
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Swampbay
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Persea palustris but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Borbonia pubescens
Laurus carolinensis var. pubescens
Persea borbonia f. pubescens
Persea borbonia subsp. pubescens
Persea borbonia var. pubescens
Persea carolinensis var. palustris
Persea caroliniensis f. pubescens
Persea caroliniensis var. pubescens
Persea palustris f. laevifolia
Persea pubescens
Tamala palustris
Tamala pubescens
Others in Persea
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