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Hamamelidaceae

10 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Saxifragales › Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) is a small deciduous tree/shrub with a long history of medicinal uses.

Hamamelis vernalis Sarg. is a winter-spring flowering shrub grown for its fragrant out-of-season blooms.

Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel) is a deciduous ornamental flowering shrub or small tree native to central and eastern China.

Fothergilla gardenii L. is a slow-growing fragrant deciduous shrub native to the southeastern USA, grown for its striking autumn color.

Fothergilla latifolia is a deciduous flowering shrub native to the southeastern US, widely grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Rhodoleia championii is a small evergreen tree native to southeastern Asia, primarily bird-pollinated.

Distylium racemosum, the isu tree, is a flowering Hamamelidaceae species native to subtropical eastern Asia with several known cultivars.

Loropetalum chinense is an evergreen ornamental plant that is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Trichocladus crinitus is an endemic South African woody plant that grows in Garden Route evergreen forests.

Parrotia persica, Persian ironwood, is an ornamental deciduous tree grown for its vivid autumn color and patterned peeling bark.

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