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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrangea barbara
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Climbing Hydrangea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Decumaria barbara
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrangea barbara
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Decumaria barbara
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-03-001:
Decumaria barbara FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Decumaria barbara
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp, Decumaria, Decumary
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_deba4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_deba4_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0302b_15
February Greenville County SC
It can climb straight up a tree using numerous aerial rootlets, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm0304m_29
April Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Encircles the tree in an airy fringe of greenery, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020).
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JK Marlow jkm110529_789
May Greenville County SC
Small fragrant creamy-white flowers in dense terminal clusters, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm110529_789b
May Greenville County SC
Calyx tube 7-10 ribbed, turbinate, about 1.5mm long in anthesis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdbarbara_nt
May
Leaves somewhat fleshy in texture, margins entire or barely toothed, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdbarbara_tc1
May
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_31
July Greenville County SC
Capsules turbinate or obovoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_33
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_37
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
This handsome vine climbs to the tops of trees via adventitious roots, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm9907a_04a
July Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
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JK Marlow jkm9907a_05a
July Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Found in rich woods, swamps, riverbanks, often where soil is acid, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm080824_002
August Greenville County SC
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Sharleen Johnson shj_519537230128507
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrangea barbara
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Decumaria barbara
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hydrangea barbara
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Decumaria barbara
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-03-001:
Decumaria barbara
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Decumaria barbara
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Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: swamp forests and bottomlands, moist forests in the mountains, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC, rare in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
7-10 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p140
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p103
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p225
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p099
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p115
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p088
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p063
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p337
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p130
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p220
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p281
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p128
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