Taxon

Fothergilla major

 
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Fothergilla major - large fothergilla, large witch-alder
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: large fothergilla, large witch-alder
Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Synonym: Fothergilla latifolia, Fothergilla monticola
Distribution: s.e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
NatureServe Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Comments: This is a large, native, deciduous flowering shrub growing 6 – 10’ tall and nearly as wide. It is a rounded, multi-stemmed, slightly suckering shrub with mostly upright stems. Abundant bottlebrush-like, white, fragrant flowers occur in April before leaves emerge. Excellent dark blue-green, pest-free foliage in summer is followed by brilliant yellows and reds in fall often with the colors all present on the same leaf. Best in the shrub border or in groups for maximum effect.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • NatureServe Explorer • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: D2010-0622.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2016-0113.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: CON: CR10 (CR10) • Accession: D2010-0622.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: CON: CR10 (CR10) • Accession: D2010-0622.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: CON: CR10 (CR10) • Accession: D2010-0622.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: CON: CR10 (CR10) • Accession: D2010-0622.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: DWD: AB04 (AB04) • Accession: D1991-0330.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: DWD: AB04 (AB04) • Accession: D1991-0330.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: DWD: AE03 (AE03) • Accession: D2014-0706.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: DWD: AE03 (AE03) • Accession: D2014-0707.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: DWD: AE03 (AE03) • Accession: D2015-0342.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: DWD: AJ04 (AJ04) • Accession: D2016-0112.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: HAM: AY09 (AY09) • Accession: D1938-0019.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 14: HAM: AZ09 (AZ09) • Accession: D2004-0627.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: VCA: BA10 (BA10) • Accession: D2015-0344.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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