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Taxon
Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius
Common name:
Illinois common ninebark
Family:
Rosaceae (rose family)
Synonym:
Opulaster intermedius, Physocarpus intermedius
Distribution:
e.-c. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A spreading, deciduous shrub growing 4-6' in height. Small, dark green leaves turn yellowish bronze in the fall. Bark peels from older stems in long strips. Flowers are white, 1/4" in diameter and borne in 1 to 2" corymbs in May. Good for massing.
Links:
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
The Plant List
•
USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture
Locations
1:
FLS: CB21
(CB21)
• Accession: D2000-1082.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: CB21
(CB21)
• Accession: D2000-1082.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
FLS: CB21
(CB21)
• Accession: D2000-1082.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual