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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryae
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hamamelis virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Witch hazels (Lane, 2005)
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryi
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hamamelis virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Hamamelis virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001?:
Hamamelis virginiana FAMILY Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hamamelis virginiana
COMMON NAME:
Small-leaved Witch-hazel
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_401
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_havi4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_havi4_007_lvd
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231836650115245
June
Leaves average 6.4cm long, but range from 3.6 to 10.3cm, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
COMPARE
leaves of Hazel Alder, Hazelnut, Witch Hazel and Witch-alder
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryae
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hamamelis virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Witch hazels (Lane, 2005)
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hamamelis virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Hamamelis virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001?:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hamamelis virginiana
4800
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhill margins, xeric hammocks, streamheads, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
WinterFall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
WinterFall
Capsule
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