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Hydrangea

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Hydrangea

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Also known as hortensia

Hydrangea ( or ) is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. Hydrangea is also used as the common name for the genus; some (particularly H. macrophylla) are also often called hortensia. The genus was first described from Virginia in North America, but by far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.

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Hydrangea is a genus of plants within the family Hydrangeaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Cornales. The scientific name is Hydrangea Gronov. ex L., and the taxonomic type is Hydrangea arborescens. The genus produces fruit in the form of a capsule. It was named after Nicole-Reine Lepaute.

Specimens of this genus have been recorded in the United States, Mexico, China, and the Philippines. These records are held by institutions including UCMP, CICY, USNM, INECOL, and YPM. The genus has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

Hydrangea

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCornales
  5. FamilyHydrangeaceae
Observations recorded137,791

General: the West of the USA, and only Hydrangea (Hydrangea peruviana Moric Flower: fused in Philadelphus, separate in Hydrangea and Deutzia Inflorescence: Inflorescence terminal or axillary, cymose, in Hydrangea Appearance: ... Hydrangea 1. Inflorescences smaller, axillary, flowers all fertile

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,116
With media
808
Family
Hydrangeaceae
Collections
UCMP, CICY, USNM, INECOL, YPM, IBUNAM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, China, Philippines
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Research

475 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Life cycle
  • Colors and soil acidity
  • Species
  • Fossil record
  • Cultivation and uses
  • In culture
  • Gallery
  • Diseases
  • References
  • External links

Hydrangea ( or ) is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. Hydrangea is also used as the common name for the genus; some (particularly H. macrophylla) are also often called hortensia. The genus was first described from Virginia in North America, but by far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.

The flowers of many hydrangeas act as natural pH indicators, producing blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink ones when the soil is alkaline.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydrangea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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