Powerline Right of way Skyline AL
Leaves very thick and leathery feeling. Note subtle leaf teeth in right-hand leaf in 2nd photo.
C.p. var alabamensis, until recognized as C. alabamensis
Upland hardwood forest/woodland. Twigs pubescent in lines (very clear on herbarium specimens). Clump-forming shrub (not strongly rhizomatous) to 5 ft. tall.
Strongly square stem. Physostegia virginiana seen nearby with similar square red stem, but different leaf shape. Crushed leaves had no smell.