North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Hydrangeaceae>Hydrangea
	Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Watauga Co., NC 21 July 2006 Uncommon in the mountains and piedmont of NC in rocky, usually forested areas. Leaves are opposite.
	Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Watauga Co., NC 21 July 2006 Large, sterile flowers are often found along the edge of the inflorescence.

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.