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Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea

Hydrangea cinerea Small. Common name: Ashy Hydrangea, Southern Wild Hydrangea. Phenology: May-Jul (-Aug). Habitat: Rocky forests and rock outcrops, roadbanks, perhaps strictly or mostly associated with mafic or calcareous rocks. Distribution: Sw. NC, c. IN, c. IL, and c. MO south to n. SC, sc. AL, and c. AR.

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Subgenus: Hydrangea. Section: Hydrangea.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, Il, NE, S, S13, Tn, W, Pilatowski (1982); = Hydrangea arborescens L. ssp. discolor (Ser. ex DC.) E.M.McClint. — Mo3, RAB, McClintock (1957); = Hydrangea arborescens L. var. deamii H.St.John — F; = Hydrangea arborescens L. var. discolor Ser. ex DC. — C, G; < Hydrangea arborescens L. — GrPl. Basionym: Hydrangea cinerea Small 1898

Links to other floras: = Hydrangea cinerea - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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