Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
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 (1968) 094-05-001c:
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
COMMON NAME:
Snowy Hydrangea, Silverleaf
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JK Marlow s050424_a
April Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Leaves white below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of Hydrangea species
JK Marlow s050424_k
April Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Lower leaf densely floccose-velutinous, felt-like, appearing white or silver, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm140627_456
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Generally fairly many (2-15) sterile flowers per inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hydrangea_radiata_11
July
Perfect flowers numerous, short-pedicellate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hydrangea_radiata_8
July
Sterile flowers are 1-3.5cm broad, consisting of a flat 3-4 lobed calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Ron Lance rwl708_a
September
This is SC's most common hydrangea in the mountains and piedmont, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.