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In search of flowers in the Northeast

Family: Clethraceae

This is a very small family, with only two genera, Clethra and Perdieae. Most species are found in the tropics. They are distinguished by being flowering evergreen shrubs or trees, with small, 5-petaled flowers blooming in fragrant clusters along the ends of their branches.

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