Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fothergilla gardenii
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about the Witch-Alders from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more about Coastal Witch-alder from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
An ornamental prized for its small size and attractive fall color - though most cultivated material (even so labeled) is not this species but the hybrid F. ×intermedia, per Weakley's Flora (2023)
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fothergilla gardenii
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-03-001:
Fothergilla gardenii FAMILY Hamamelidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Witch-alder, Pocosin Witch-alder, Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fothergilla gardenii
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fothergilla gardenii
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-03-001:
Fothergilla gardenii
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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