Taxon

Hamamelis vernalis

 
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Hamamelis vernalis - vernal witch-hazel, Ozark witch-hazel
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: vernal witch-hazel, Ozark witch-hazel
Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Synonym: Hamamelis vernalis var. tomentella
Distribution: s.-c. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub growing 10' high and more in spread. Plants in suitable sites will sucker, forming colonies. It is unique for its early, strap-like, fragrant, yellowish orange flowers that occur in late January and February. Fall color can be an outstanding yellow. Foliage is disease and insect free. Excellent used in groups or in natural areas and good for early pollinators.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM11 (CM11) • Accession: D2017-0689.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: CON: CM11 (CM11) • Accession: D2017-0689.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DWD: AJ02 (AJ02) • Accession: D1987-0210.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: DWD: AK02 (AK02) • Accession: D2015-0660.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: DWD: AK02 (AK02) • Accession: D2015-0733.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: DWD: AK02 (AK02) • Accession: D2015-0733.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: HAM: AZ08 (AZ08) • Accession: D2015-0733.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: HAM: AZ08 (AZ08) • Accession: D2015-0733.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: HED: CU19 (CU19) • Accession: D2011-0483.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: HED: CU19 (CU19) • Accession: D2011-0483.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: HED: CU19 (CU19) • Accession: D2011-0483.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: HED: CU20 (CU20) • Accession: D2011-0483.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: HED: CU20 (CU20) • Accession: D2011-0483.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: JPG: AX26 (AX26) • Accession: D2015-0660.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: JPG: AX26 (AX26) • Accession: D2015-0660.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 16: JPG: AY26 (AY26) • Accession: D2015-0660.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 17: • Accession: D2017-0689.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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