Fothergilla gardenii L.

Dwarf witchalder (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Hamamelidaceae > Fothergilla

Characteristics

Shrubs , 3-10(-20) dm; branches slender. Leaves: stipules 1.5-4(-6.1) mm; petioles 3-8(-12) mm. Leaf blade elliptic-oblong, obovate, or somewhat orbiculate, symmetric, 1.9-6 × 1.3-4.5 cm, base rounded to truncate, rarely oblique, proximal margins entire, distal margins dentate and mucronate-toothed or entire, apex acute to obtuse or rounded; surfaces abaxially glaucous or green, adaxially green, both surfaces stellate-pubescent; veins 4-5 pairs. Inflorescences sessile or short-pedunculate, 1.5-4.2 × 1.5-3.5 cm. Flowers : calyx lobes obsolete in fruit; stamens 12-24; filaments 4-12 mm. Fruiting spikes 2.3-4.3 × 1.5-2 cm. Capsules 6-12 mm. Seeds 4-6 mm, apex blunt. 2 n = 48.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.6 - 4.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 7-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses cosmetics environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fothergilla gardenii unspecified picture

Distribution

Fothergilla gardenii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105421-2
WFO ID wfo-0000691645
COL ID 6JK6B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla alnifolia Fothergilla anamelis Fothergilla carolina Fothergilla parvifolia Hamamelis monoica Hamamelis estivalis Fothergilla alnifolia var. acuta Fothergilla alnifolia var. obtusa Fothergilla alnifolia var. serotina Trilopus estivalis