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wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
Family: Hydrangeaceae

 

A table detailing the characteristics of the wild hydrangea

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Form:

Shrub that can reach up to 8 ft. in height and having an open and rounded crown.

 Shape: opposite; simple

 Margin: ovate

 Texture: coarsely serrate

 Variation: tomentose below

wild hydrangea leaves

Bark:

Light brown and exfoliating.

Twigs and Buds:

glabrous, light brown to brown, leaf scar shallow

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Flowers and Fruit:

Small white flowers in flat topped or rounded clusters. Fruit is a ribbed brown capsules

Distinguishing Characteristics:

shrub, white flowers, opposite arrangement, remains of fruit retained year round.

Range:

Eastern Half of the U.S.

Silvics:

Rich, damp soils of a deciduous forest.