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 coronarius   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus coronarius   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

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

Philadelphus coronarius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Philadelphus coronarius

 

COMMON NAME:
European Mock-orange, Sweet Mock-orange


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image of Philadelphus coronarius, European Mock-orange, Sweet Mock-orange

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_phco7_001_lvd

        

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Philadelphus coronarius   FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Philadelphus coronarius

 

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4153

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Cultivated (though more so in the past than now), and sometimes escaped or persisting around old homesites, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Caucasus Mountains and possibly southern Europe

Waif(s)

map
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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-6mm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to cream
Radially symmetrical
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
20-50 stamens

Inflorescence a determinate raceme of 5-9 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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