Question: Found this plant 8/12/14. Deer Island, Amesbury, MA. Couldn't find anything like it in the Dogwood family. Didn't see anything …
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Found this plant 8/12/14. Deer Island, Amesbury, MA. Couldn't find anything like it in the Dogwood family. Didn't see anything larger than a shrub in size. Chaffee Monell
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Dear Chaffee, this plant is not a dogwood. Notice the short teeth along the margin of the leaf blade (dogwoods have entire leaves). This is a species of Philadelphus (mock-orange), a genus related to Hydrangeas. It may be Philadelphus inodorus (scentless mock-orange), but I would need other details to confirm that.
