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Your search found 11 taxa in the family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.
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Common Name:
Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp, Decumaria, Decumary
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrangea barbara FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Decumaria barbara FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Decumaria barbara 094-03-001 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests and bottomlands, moist forests in the mountains
Common (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC, rare in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Philadelphus inodorus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus inodorus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Philadelphus inodorus 094-04-001 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands, rocky bluffs over mafic or calcareous rocks, and also cultivated and persistent
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Philadelphus hirsutus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus hirsutus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Philadelphus hirsutus 094-04-002 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Bluffs, rock outcrops, rocky woodlands, often with seepage, over mafic or calcareous rocks
Common in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ozark Mock-orange, Hairy Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Philadelphus pubescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus pubescens var. intectus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Habitat: Limestone bluffs; also naturalizing near ornamental plantings in suburban woodlands
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name: European Mock-orange, Sweet Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Philadelphus coronarius FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus coronarius FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Habitat: Cultivated (though more so in the past than now), and sometimes escaped or persisting around old homesites
Waif(s)
Non-native: Caucasus Mountains and possibly southern Europe
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Common Name:
Smooth Hydrangea, Sevenbark, Northern Wild Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrangea arborescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea arborescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. arborescens 094-05-001a FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Forests, especially around rock outcrops and along streambanks
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ashy Hydrangea, Southern Wild Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrangea cinerea FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea cinerea FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. discolor 094-05-001b FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Rocky forests and rock outcrops, roadbanks, perhaps strictly or mostly associated with mafic or calcareous rocks
Uncommon in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Snowy Hydrangea, Silverleaf Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrangea radiata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea radiata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata 094-05-001c FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Habitat: Rocky forests and rock outcrops, often common and conspicuous on roadbanks
Common in Mountains (uncommon in SC Piedmont, rare in NC Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrangea quercifolia FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea quercifolia FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Habitat: Native in hammocks, moist forests, also in disturbed areas, thickets, or forests adjacent to urban or suburban areas
Uncommon in GA, waifs in the Carolinas
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Deutzia, crenate Pride-of-Rochester
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Deutzia crenata var. crenata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Deutzia crenata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Habitat: Fairly commonly cultivated, persistent around old homesites and escaping to adjacent woodlands
Waif(s)
Non-native: east Asia
Common Name: Deutzia, Fuzzy Pride-of-Rochester
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Deutzia scabra FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Deutzia scabra FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Habitat: Perhaps not present in our region
Non-native: Japan & China
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