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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy Mock-orange at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-002:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange
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JK Marlow jkm120325_872
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Similar to P. inodorus, but leaves rough-hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm120325_873
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves prominently 3-nerved, hirsute beneath, acute or acuminate, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm120325_878
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_phirsutus2
May Rutherford County NC
Flowers usually 3 together, each about 3cm wide, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-002:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
1053
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Look for it on bluffs, rock outcrops, in rocky woodlands, often with seepage, over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Variable
...Dry
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p252
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p063
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p083
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p102
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p16
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p232