Hamamelis virginiana
| Hamamelis virginiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Hamamelidales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Hamamelis |
| Species: | H. virginiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hamamelis virginiana Linnaeus | |
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| Natural range of Hamamelis virginiana from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: American witchhazel, northern witch-hazel, small-leaved witch-hazel
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Hamamelis virginiana var. henryi Jenne ex C. Lane[1]
Varieties: Hamamelis virginiana Linnaeus var. henryae Jenne ex. C. Lane; H. virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana; H. virginiana var. parvifolia Nuttall[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
H. virginiana occurs in natural communities such as pine-hardwood forests, second growth deciduous woodlands, mixed deciduous woodlands, hardwood hammocks, longleaf pine-wiregrass ridges, and along evergreen shrub-tree bays. It is often found growing as an understory tree on wooded slopes, along streamlets and rivers, in swamps, drainage areas, and roadsides. H. virginiana can grow in shaded, well-drained, mesic conditions in calcareous sandy soil, sandy loam, or loam.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Patricia Elliot, O. M. Freeman, A. Gholson Jr., J. P. Gillespie, Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk, H. Kurz, S. W. Leonard, and Lovett Williams Jr. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, and Wakulla.
