Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about the Witch-Alders from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fothergilla major
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fothergilla major
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 095-03-002:
Fothergilla major
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Large Witch-alder, Mountain Witch-alder, Fothergilla
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmfmajor_clems1
April Pickens County SC
Clemson University
Flowers with white stamens, no petals, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
JK Marlow jkm0305zc_13
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Lf lobed or coarsely toothed near tip, or entire; base rounded or ~ cordate, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
COMPARE
leaves of Hazel Alder, Hazelnut, Witch Hazel and Witch-alder