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 inodorus   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus inodorus   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Philadelphus inodorus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Philadelphus inodorus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Philadelphus floridus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Philadelphus inodorus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-001:

Philadelphus inodorus   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Philadelphus inodorus var. grandiflorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Philadelphus floridus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Philadelphus gloriosus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Philadelphus grandiflorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Philadelphus inodorus var. inodorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Philadelphus inodorus var. strigosus

 

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange


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image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_phgr18_001_lvd

        

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_phin5_001_lvd

        

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1381528692646443

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1407441400112701

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

Alan S. Weakley    asw_592297926193773

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Flowers held at the tips of new growth, 1.5-2" across with 4 white, spreading, rounded petals, per Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016).

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm060424_001

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm060424_002

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm0205ca_04a

May    Greenville County    SC

Flowers 1-3 (-9) in a cymule, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm0305e_18

May    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm0305l_24

May    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm0305x_20

May    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

Keith Bradley    kab_p_inodorus_73644

May    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock State Park

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    s040501_b

May    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Leaf is long-tapering to a pointed apex with sharp teeth pointing forward, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm0507d_29

July    Fayette County    WV

Roadside

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    jkm080705_009

July    Swain County    NC

Roadside

Capsules subglobose, 6-8mm long and broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Philadelphus inodorus, Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange

JK Marlow    s080705_b

July    Swain County    NC

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

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Philadelphus inodorus   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus inodorus   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Philadelphus inodorus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Philadelphus inodorus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus floridus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Philadelphus inodorus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-04-001:
Philadelphus inodorus   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Philadelphus inodorus var. grandiflorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus floridus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus gloriosus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus grandiflorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus inodorus var. inodorus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Philadelphus inodorus var. strigosus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1054

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands, rocky bluffs over mafic or calcareous rocks, and also cultivated and persistent, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
60-90 stamens
Bisexual

Inflorescence a cymule with 1-3(9) flowers

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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