OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus hirsutus   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Philadelphus hirsutus, Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange

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).

image of Philadelphus hirsutus, Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange

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).

image of Philadelphus hirsutus, Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm120325_878

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Philadelphus hirsutus, Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange

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).

image of Philadelphus hirsutus, Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange

Ron Lance    rwl1053_a

May        

Stems & calyx hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

 

 

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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