Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Witch-hazel, Northern Witch-hazel
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March Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Terminal buds are naked, scurfy; most buds stalked, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves are wavy-toothed and uneven at base, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of Hazel Alder, Hazelnut, Witch Hazel and Witch-alder
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April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Last year's calyx lobes.
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May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Often mistaken for fruit capsules are these aphid galls with long spines, per Field Biology in Southeastern Ohio blog spot.
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June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Base of lateral veins included in leaf tissue (vs. marginal in Fothergilla), per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Fruit is a woody two-beaked capsule that matures in the fall one year after flowering, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Flowers solitary or 2-3 per axil, often appearing after leaves fall, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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October
Calyx lobes 4, reflexed, adnate to ovary, adaxially yellow-green to yellow, per Flora of North America.
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October Jackson County NC
Four yellow, thread-like, twisted petals about 1" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:
Hamamelis virginiana
FAMILY
Hamamelidaceae