Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrangea arborescens
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
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Read more about Smooth Hydrangea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrangea arborescens
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hydrangea arborescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-05-001a:
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. arborescens FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hydrangea arborescens
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Hydrangea, Sevenbark, Northern Wild Hydrangea
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JK Marlow jkm120523_246
May Graham County NC
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Sterile flowers absent, or if present, less than 1cm in diameter, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm160503_136
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lower leaf surface glabrous... or trichomes restricted to midrib & major veins, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow s050522_cd
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves green below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of Hydrangea species
JK Marlow jkm170624_248
June Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
JK Marlow jkm170624_250
June Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
JK Marlow jkm090709_186
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
A 3-6" cluster: fertile flowers in middle & showy sterile flowers on edges, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrangea arborescens
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrangea arborescens
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hydrangea arborescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-05-001a:
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. arborescens
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hydrangea arborescens