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SWEET-PEPPERBUSH FAMILY
(CLETHRACEAE)
 
Bird food
  • Sweet pepperbush nectar:  hummingbirds
  • Sweet pepperbush fruit:  gamebirds, shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl
Butterfly nectar food Wildlife food
  • Sweet pepperbush fruit:  small mammals
Wildlife shelter
  • Sweet pepperbush:  nesting for bears
 
 
name
 
area
flower
& fruit
 
season
 
other

Sweet pepperbush
  Clethra alnifolia
Nwhite-pink
tan
Su
F
s
Codes: N=north
C=central
S=south
Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter
a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine
i=invasive
 
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans

 
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