Hydrangea scandens is a species of shrub in the flowering plant family Hydrangeaceae. It is native to Japan, where it is found from the Kantō region southward.[1]
Hydrangea scandens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
Genus: | Hydrangea |
Species: | H. scandens
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Binomial name | |
Hydrangea scandens |
Its leaves are 4-7 cm long, toothed, and have acuminate tips.[2] Flowers are produced in May through June.
It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Hydrangea anomala, under synonymy with Hydrangea petiolaris.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 512.
- ^ Hydrangea scandens (in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa
- ^ "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 4 April 2014.