Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Learn more about Witch-hazel from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
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
COMMON NAME:
American Witch-hazel, Northern Witch-hazel
Click or hover over the thumbnails to see larger pictures.
JK Marlow s050316_m
March Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaf scars alternate; terminal bud present, naked or scaleless; buds scurfy
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
JK Marlow jkm140418_259
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Last year's calyx lobes.
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.
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).
JK Marlow jkm0410h_36
October Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Flowers solitary or 2-3 per axil, often appearing after leaves fall, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm111008_935
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Four yellow, thread-like, twisted petals about 1" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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.