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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