OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 11 taxa in the family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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

 


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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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"Within the same group [of Oaks] ... leaves alone must not be used for final identification, as, even on the same tree, the leaves may vary more among themselves than between those of other species.... Therefore, leaves are of great assistance if (1) an average leaf is looked for, and (2) final identification is based on other details taken in conjunction with the leaves." — George W.D. Symonds, The Tree Identification Book