Hydrangea radiata Walter. Snowy Hydrangea, Silverleaf. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Rocky forests and rock outcrops, often common and conspicuous on roadbanks. Dist: A Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. NC (in the valley of the French Broad River and to its southwest), nw. SC, ne. GA, and se. TN, with outliers (perhaps escaped from cultivation?) in Stokes County, NC and Calhoun County, SC
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Syn: = FNA12, K1, K3, K4, S, Tn, W, Pilatowski (1982); = Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata – RAB, McClintock (1957)
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