HAMAMELIDACEAE - - Witch-hazel Family

Fothergilla major (Sims) Loddiges — Large Witch-alder

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{Fothergilla major}
Flowers

 {Fothergilla major}
Flowers

{Fothergilla major}
Flowers

 {Fothergilla major}
Leaves

{Fothergilla major}
Leaves

 {Fothergilla major}
Leaves

Habitat:

Dry ridgetop forests of middle elevation ridges in the mountains, especially along the Blue Ridge Escarpment, summits and upper slopes of Piedmont monadnocks, north-facing bluffs and along small streams in the lower Piedmont.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Fothergilla major

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



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