Hydrangea quercifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyHydrangeaceae
Family (Traditional)Hydrangeaceae
GenusHydrangea
Species:Hydrangea quercifolia Bartram
Common NameOakleaf Hydrangea
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Compound; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value 8
StatusNative; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Hickman (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA015152 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Hydrangea quercifolia
BEREA015153 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Hydrangea quercifolia
BEREA015151 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112938 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112921 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112918 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112940 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112914 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112930 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112922 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112911 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112923 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112934 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112927 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112913 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112929 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112937 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112936 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112920 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112939 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112924 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112928 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-01129 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112916 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112941 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112912 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112915 Chester Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112925 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112942 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112926 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112919 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112932 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112910 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112917 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112935 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
TENN-V-0112933 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrangea quercifolia
UCHT014444 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrangea quercifolia
UCHT014445 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrangea quercifolia
UCHT014442 Wayne Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrangea quercifolia
APSC0011984 Maury Tennessee 10 May 2002 Dwayne Estes
APSC
Hydrangea quercifolia
APSC0051618 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Hydrangea quercifolia
APSC0011985 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Hydrangea quercifolia
APSC0011986 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Hydrangea quercifolia
APSC0056483 Wayne Tennessee
APSC
Hydrangea quercifolia
HTTU029242 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MEM006237 Shelby Tennessee 05 Jun 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
875
MEM
Hydrangea quercifolia
ETSU018263 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MTSU005293 Rutherford Tennessee 18 Mar 2003 Teresa Rich
MTSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MTSU005302 Davidson Tennessee 28 Apr 1991 Susan Claiborne
MTSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156336 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156333 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156335 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156337 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
ETSU018262 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MTSU005306 Rutherford Tennessee 21 Oct 2001 Rachael Sulkers
MTSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MTSU005303 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Dec 2008 Emily Coffman
51
MTSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MTSU005304 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Nov 2006
MTSU
Hydrangea quercifolia
MEM017291 McNairy Tennessee 06 Dec 1981 Vernon Bates Jr.
2459
MEM
Hydrangea quercifolia
31234100484227 Madison Kentucky 13 Aug 1994 Ross C. Clark
23110
EKY
Hydrangea quercifolia
31234100484284 Anderson Tennessee 13 Jul 1979 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Hydrangea quercifolia
31234100484292 Hardin Tennessee 09 Jun 1993 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Hydrangea quercifolia
31234100484235 Menifee Kentucky 20 Jun 1989 Carol Hanley
300
EKY
Hydrangea quercifolia
31234100484219 Laurel Kentucky 01 Jun 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
485
EKY
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156338 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156331 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156340 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156339 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156330 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156332 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
BRIT156334 Tennessee
VDB
Hydrangea quercifolia
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Hydrangea quercifolia - Milo Pyne
Hydrangea quercifolia - Milo Pyne
Hydrangea quercifolia - Sunny Fleming
Hydrangea quercifolia - Sunny Fleming