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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 10 taxa in the family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp, Decumaria
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Hydrangea barbara FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Decumaria barbara FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Decumaria barbara 094-03-001 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it in swamp forests and bottomlands, moist forests in the mountains
Common (rare in Mountains) (an endemic)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Appalachian Mock-orange, Scentless Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Philadelphus inodorus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus inodorus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Philadelphus inodorus 094-04-001 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it in rich forests & woodlands, rocky bluffs over mafic or calcareous rocks, & also cultivated & persistent
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Mock-orange, Cumberland Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Philadelphus hirsutus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus hirsutus FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Philadelphus hirsutus 094-04-002 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it on bluffs, rock outcrops, in rocky woodlands, often with seepage, over mafic or calcareous rocks
Common in GA Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ozark Mock-orange, Hairy Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Philadelphus pubescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus pubescens + FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Look for it on limestone bluffs
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name: European Mock-orange, Sweet Mock-orange
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Philadelphus coronarius FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Philadelphus coronarius FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Look for it . It is cultivated (though more so in the past than now), and can be found escaped or persisting around old homesites
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Smooth Hydrangea, Sevenbark
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrangea arborescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea arborescens FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. arborescens 094-05-001a FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it in forests, esp around rock outcrops & along streambanks
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ashy Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrangea cinerea FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea cinerea FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. discolor 094-05-001b FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it in rocky forests & rock outcrops, roadbanks, perhaps strictly or mostly associated with mafic or calcareous rocks
Uncommon in GA & NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Snowy Hydrangea, Silverleaf Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrangea radiata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea radiata FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata 094-05-001c FAMILY: Saxifragaceae
Look for it in rocky forests & rock outcrops, often common & conspicuous on roadbanks
Common (rare in NC Piedmont), endemic to the Southern Appalachians
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Hydrangea quercifolia FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrangea quercifolia FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Look for it - it's native in hammocks, moist forests, and also found in disturbed areas, thickets or forests adjacent to urban or suburban areas
Uncommon in GA (rare or only waifs in NC-SC)
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
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Common Name:
Deutzia, Pride-of-Rochester, Fuzzy Pride-of-Rochester
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Deutzia scabra FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Deutzia scabra FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
Look for it to be persistent around old homesites and escaping to adjacent woodlands
Rare
Non-native: Japan & China
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