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Leaves somewhat elliptical but with distinct large wavy serrations on the outer half,... leaf bases are often irregular and not symmetrical. In some places in the Piedmont and mountains it can be confused with Fothergilla major, which has wider (more rotund) leaves and a completely different flower. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

The bark is still gathered in large quantities in the Southern Appalachians, as the source for witch hazel liniment. The name ‘witch-hazel’ alludes to its superficial resemblance to Corylus, the true hazel, and to the ‘perversity’ of its flowering in the fall as it drops its leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2022)

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:

Hamamelis virginiana   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Hamamelis virginiana var. parvifolia

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hamamelis virginiana

 

COMMON NAME:
Northern Witch-hazel

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hamamelis virginiana   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Hamamelis virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 095-02-001:
Hamamelis virginiana   FAMILY Hamamelidaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hamamelis virginiana var. parvifolia

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hamamelis virginiana