Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hydrangea cinerea
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrangea cinerea
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-05-001b:
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. discolor
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hydrangea arborescens var. discolor
COMMON NAME:
Ashy Hydrangea
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May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Clusters of small fertile flowers w a few sterile flowers along outer edge, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Sterile flowers greater than 1cm in diameter, generally 0-3 per inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.
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June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Lower leaf surface velutinous, pilose, or tomentose, appearing gray, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
COMPARE
leaves of Hydrangea species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hydrangea cinerea
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrangea cinerea
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-05-001b:
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. discolor
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Hydrangea arborescens var. discolor