American Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Summary 6
Hamamelis virginiana, known as common or American witch-hazel, is a species of witch-hazel native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas.
Comments 7
Witch-Hazel provides abundant green foliage during the summer and attractive flowers during the fall when little else is in bloom. The seed capsules resemble miniature cannons that expel their seeds with considerable force, making an audible sound. This unique woody plant can't be confused with anything else.
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- (c) Chris Devers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/9161595@N03/2795251312
- Michael Kesl, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/41897.jpg
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/15503
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/15504
- Michael Kesl, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/24244.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamamelis_virginiana
- (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29449990
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
