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Hamamelis ovalis S.W. Leonard. Running Witch-hazel, Southern Red Witch-hazel, Bigleaf Witch-hazel. Phen: Late Dec-early Feb. Hab: Dry-mesic pineland ravines. Dist: Originally believed to be possibly endemic to sc. MS (Perry County) (Leonard 2006), but now found as well in five counties in s. AL (Butler, Clarke, Covington, Crenshaw, and Monroe Counties.) (Keener 2010, Diamond 2013), in e. GA (T. Patrick, pers. comm., 2015), e. TX (Lewandowski, pers. comm., 2016), and w. Panhandle FL (Loran Anderson and Steve Leonard, pers. comm. 2018).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K3, K4, Leonard (2006); < Hamamelis vernalis Sarg. – Tx; < Hamamelis virginiana L. – Fl2, FNA3, S, S13
Links to other floras: < Hamamelis virginiana - FNA3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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