NameThatPlant.net: Hydrangea barbara

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about Climbing Hydrangea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Decumaria barbara FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-03-001:

Decumaria barbara FAMILY Saxifragaceae

COMMON NAME:
Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp, Decumaria, Decumary

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Decumaria barbara FAMILY Hydrangeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-03-001:
Decumaria barbara FAMILY Saxifragaceae

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Woody vine
Perennial

Habitat: swamp forests and bottomlands, moist forests in the mountains, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC, rare in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
7-10 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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