Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Witch-hazel, Northern Witch-hazel
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_havi4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_havi4_007_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm220315_6068
March Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Terminal buds are naked, scurfy; most buds stalked, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow s050316_m
March Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0404y_02
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves are wavy-toothed and uneven at base, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of Hazel Alder, Hazelnut, Witch Hazel and Witch-alder
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JK Marlow jkm140418_259
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Last year's calyx lobes.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_404
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Often mistaken for fruit capsules are these aphid galls with long spines, per Field Biology in Southeastern Ohio blog spot.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_409
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm140607_615
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Base of lateral veins included in leaf tissue (vs. marginal in Fothergilla), per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8335
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Fruit is a woody two-beaked capsule that matures in the fall one year after flowering, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0308s_20
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_virginiana_c
August
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JK Marlow jkm0410h_31
October Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm111008_935
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Flowers solitary or 2-3 per axil, often appearing after leaves fall, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_virginiana_6
October
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Richard Ware & Teresa Ware rtw_h_virginiana_6b
October
Calyx lobes 4, reflexed, adnate to ovary, adaxially yellow-green to yellow, per Flora of North America.
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Steve Marlow snm_102221_014witchhazel3
October Jackson County NC
Four yellow, thread-like, twisted petals about 1" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Ron Lance rwl637_a
November
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist to dryish forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Fall
Yellow/Red
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
FRUIT:
Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p344
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p067
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p292
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p134
- Landscaping with Native Trees p124
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p105
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p065
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p199
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p168
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p145
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p240
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p142
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p087
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p107
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p37
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p285
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p158