Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus coronarius
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about European Mock-orange at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus coronarius
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Philadelphus coronarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Philadelphus coronarius
COMMON NAME:
European Mock-orange, Sweet Mock-orange
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phco7_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus coronarius
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus coronarius
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Philadelphus coronarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Philadelphus coronarius
4153
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated (though more so in the past than now), and sometimes escaped or persisting around old homesites, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Caucasus Mountains and possibly southern Europe
Waif(s)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-6mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to cream
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
20-50 stamens
Inflorescence a determinate raceme of 5-9 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p065
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p263
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p232
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