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Hydrangea arborescens L.
wild hydrangea

       
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Photo of Hydrangea arborescens L.
©Ted Bodner. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Hydrangea arborescens L.

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Synonyms:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

  HYARO Hydrangea arborescens L. var. oblonga Torr. & A. Gray
  HYARS Hydrangea arborescens L. var. sterilis Torr. & A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (NB, NS)
 

Related Taxa:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

View 11 genera in Hydrangeaceae, 6 species in Hydrangea
 

Classification:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Hydrangeaceae – Hydrangea family
Genus Hydrangea L. – hydrangea
Species Hydrangea arborescens L. – wild hydrangea
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
wild hydrangea              Endangered
New York:
wild hydrangea              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU FACU FACU- NO UPL NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Hydrangea arborescens L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24195.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/09/2008 11:13 AM MDT