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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy Mock-orange at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Philadelphus hirsutus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Philadelphus hirsutus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus hirsutus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus sharpianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-002:
Philadelphus hirsutus FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus hirsutus
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange
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JK Marlow jkm120325_872
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Similar to P. inodorus, but leaves rough-hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_873
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves prominently 3-nerved, hirsute beneath, acute or acuminate, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_878
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_phirsutus2
May Rutherford County NC
Flowers usually 3 together, each about 3cm wide, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Philadelphus hirsutus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Philadelphus hirsutus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus hirsutus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus sharpianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-002:
Philadelphus hirsutus
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus hirsutus
1053
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Bluffs, rock outcrops, rocky woodlands, often with seepage, over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p252
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p210
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p112
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p063
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p102
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p221
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p16
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p232
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