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Hydrangea arborescens Linnaeus. Smooth Hydrangea, Northern Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Forests, especially around rock outcrops and along streambanks. Dist: NJ, s. NY, OH, IN, IL, MO, and se. KS south to e. NC, c. SC, c. GA, Panhandle FL, s. AL, LA, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, Fl5, FNA12, Il, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Pilatowski (1982); = Hydrangea arborescens L. ssp. arborescens – RAB, McClintock (1957); = Hydrangea arborescens L. var. arborescens – C, G, WV; > Hydrangea arborescens L. var. arborescens – F; > Hydrangea arborescens L. var. oblonga Torr. & A.Gray – F

Links to other floras: = Hydrangea arborescens - 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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image of plant© Alan Cressler: hydrangea arborescens, john gibbs cave, warren county, tennessee 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hydrangea arborescens, Benton MacKaye Trail, Blue Ridge Crest, Chattahoochee National Forest, Gilmer County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: hydrangea arborescens john gibbs cave warren co tn 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷

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