Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Appalachian Mock-orange at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-001:
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Philadelphus inodorus var. grandiflorus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus grandiflorus
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phgr18_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phin5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060424_001
April Greenville County SC
Flowers with 4-5 white petals, stems & calyx usually glabrous, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm060424_002
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0205ca_04a
May Greenville County SC
Flowers 1-3 (-9) in a cymule, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm0305e_18
May Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305l_24
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305x_20
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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Keith Bradley kab_p_inodorus_73644
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock State Park
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JK Marlow s040501_b
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaf is long-tapering to a pointed apex with sharp teeth pointing forward, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0507d_29
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_009
July Swain County NC
Roadside
Capsules subglobose, 6-8mm long and broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s080705_b
July Swain County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-001:
Philadelphus inodorus
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Philadelphus inodorus var. grandiflorus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus grandiflorus
1054
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands, rocky bluffs over mafic or calcareous rocks, and also cultivated and persistent, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
60-90 stamens
Inflorescence a cymule with 1-3(9) flowers
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p252
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p181
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p063
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p263
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p16
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p232