Taxon

Hamamelis virginiana

 
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Hamamelis virginiana - common witch-hazel
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: common witch-hazel
Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Synonym: Hamamelis macrophylla, Hamamelis virginiana var. henryae
Distribution: e.-c. and e. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: Excellent as a naturalizing plant, this small tree/large shrub will reach 20'. Crooked, irregular branches form a rounded, open crown. Yellow, fragrant flowers with narrow petals appear in late fall. Excellent yellow fall color. The last shrub to flower.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: DWH: AL11 (AL11) • Accession: D2012-0488.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: DWH: AL11 (AL11) • Accession: D2012-0488.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: ENT: AV07 (AV07) • Accession: D1987-0381.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: FLS: BS22 (BS22) • Accession: D2010-0579.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: FLS: BS22 (BS22) • Accession: D2010-0579.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: HAM: AY09 (AY09) • Accession: D1987-0381.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 7: PKW: AN03 (AN03) • Accession: D1927-0021.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: PKW: AN03 (AN03) • Accession: D1927-0021.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: PKW: AN03 (AN03) • Accession: D1927-0021.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: PKW: AO04 (AO04) • Accession: D2014-0660.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: PKW: AO04 (AO04) • Accession: D2019-0011.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 12: PKW: AS06 (AS06) • Accession: D1987-0381.009 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 13: PKW: AS06 (AS06) • Accession: D1987-0381.010 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 14: STC: AD09 (AD09) • Accession: D1927-0021.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 15: STC: AD09 (AD09) • Accession: D1927-0021.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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