Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
HYDRANGEA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 397. 1753.
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TYPE: Hydrangea arborescens Linnaeus 1753.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrangea arborescens | WILD HYDRANGEA; MOUNTAIN HYDRANGEA | Native Rare-State UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Hydrangea barbara | COWITCH VINE; CLIMBING HYDRANGEA; WOODVAMP | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Hydrangea quercifolia | OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA; GRAYBEARD | Native |
Identification Key
1. Vine; stems glabrous; leaf blade entire to coarsely toothed, unlobed; flowers bisexual
1. Shrubs; stems hirsute, or tomentose; leaf blade toothed, lobed or unlobed; some flowers larger and sterile
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2. Leaf blades unlobed, the lower surface glabrate or pubescent along the veins; inflorescences dome-shaped to hemispheric
2. Leaf blades with 3-7 lobes, the lower surface tomentose to pilose; inflorescences ovoid to conic
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamia | Adamia Wallich, Tent. Fl. Napal. 1: 46. 1826. | TYPE: Adamia cyanea Wallich 1826. | |
| Broussaisia | Broussaisia Gaudichaud-Beaupré, Voy. Uranie 479. 1830. | TYPE: Broussaisia arguta Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1830. | |
| Calyptranthe | Calyptranthe (Maximowicz) Nakai, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. 31: 52. 1952, non Calyptranthes Swartz 1788. | BASIONYM: Hydrangea Linnaeus, sect. Calyptranthe Maximowicz, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 10(16): 16. 1867. | TYPE: Calyptranthe petiolaris (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai 1952. (Hydrangea petiolaria Siebold & Zuccarini 1838.) |
| Cardiandra | Cardiandra Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. 1: 119, t. 65-66. 1839. | TYPE: Cardiandra alternifolia (Siebold) Siebold & Zuccarini 1838. (Hydrangea alternifolia Siebold 1829.) | |
| Cornidia | Cornidia Ruiz López & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 53. 1794. | TYPE: Cornidia umbellata Ruiz López & Pavón 1794. | |
| Decumaria | Decumaria Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1663. 1763. | TYPE: Decumaria barbara Linnaeus 1763. | |
| Deinanthe | Deinanthe Maximowicz, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, ser. 7. 10(16): 2. 1867. | TYPE: Deinanthe bifida Maximowicz 1867. | |
| Dichroa | Dichroa Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 301. 1790. | TYPE: Dichroa febrifuga Loureiro 1790. | |
| Forsythia | Forsythia Walter, Fl. Carol. 153. 1788, nom. rej. vs. Forsythia Vahl 1804. | TYPE: Forsythia scandens Walter 1788. | |
| Hortensia | Hortensia Commerson ex Jussieu, Gen. Pl. 214. 1789. | TYPE: Hortensia opuloides Lamarck 1789. | |
| Macnemaraea | Macnemaraea Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 34. 1796. | TYPE: Macnemaraea opulina Willemeet 1796. | |
| Pileostegia | Pileostegia Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 57, 76. 1857. | TYPE: Pileostegia viburnoides Hooker f. & Thomson 1857. | |
| Platycrater | Platycrater Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. 1: 62, t 27. 1838. | TYPE: Platycrater arguta Siebold & Zuccarini 1838. | |
| Sarcostyles | Sarcostyles C. Presl ex de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 15. 1830. | TYPE: Sarcostyles peruviana C. Presl ex de Candolle 1830. | |
| Schizophragma | Schizophragma Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. 1: 58, t. 26. 1838. | TYPE: Schizophragma hydrangeoides Siebold & Zuccarini 1838. |