Leucothoe is a genus of about 6 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to Asia and the Americas. Many species have the common name doghobble. Leucothoe species contain grayanotoxins, a group of closely related neurotoxins named after Leucothoe grayana, native to Japan.
They are shrubs growing to 1âÂÂ3 m tall, either deciduous or evergreen depending on species. The leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 2âÂÂ15 cm long. The flowers are produced in racemes 3âÂÂ15 cm long, each flower bell-shaped, 4âÂÂ20 mm long, white or occasionally pink.