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Genus: Hydrangea — hydrangea

Flowers: Hydrangea arborescens. ~ By John Lynch. ~ Copyright © 2025 New England Wild Flower Society. ~ Image Request, images[at]newenglandwild.org

Plant form: Hydrangea arborescens. ~ By Steven Baskauf. ~ Copyright © 2025 CC-BY-NC-SA. ~ ~ Bioimages - www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/frame.htm

Family

Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family)

This genus’s species in New England

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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