Hydrangea bretschneideri
Hydrangea bretschneideri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
Genus: | Hydrangea |
Species: | H. bretschneideri
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Binomial name | |
Hydrangea bretschneideri |
Hydrangea bretschneideri is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to most of China.
Discovered in the mountains around Beijing, China by Dr. Bretschneider in 1882. Hydrangea bretschneideri is a sturdy, bushy, deciduous scrub with peeling chestnut-brown bark. In the summer its blooms consist of ten or more large white flowers that turn pinkish with age.
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Categories:
- Flora of China
- Hydrangea
- Asterid stubs