Philadelphus coronarius

Classification	Dicots
Family	Hydrangeaceae
Family (Traditional)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Philadelphus
Species:	Philadelphus coronarius L.
Common Name	European Mock Orange; Sweet Mock Orange
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Number: 0; 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; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Cumberland (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Lyon (KY), Spencer (KY), Trigg (KY), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Loudon (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1984 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100484367	Spencer	Kentucky	26 Apr 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10005	EKY Philadelphus coronarius
ETSU018277	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Philadelphus coronarius
UCHT014328		Tennessee			UCHT Philadelphus coronarius
31234100484359	Franklin	Kentucky	12 May 1990	Ronald L. Jones 6300	EKY Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011953	Stewart	Tennessee	14 May 2008	EW Chester 147369	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011954	Cumberland	Kentucky	22 Apr 2001	Ross C. Clarks with Chris Packard, Amy Covert 25438	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011955	Humphreys	Tennessee	08 Aug 2002	EW Chester 594	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
ETSU018276	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Philadelphus coronarius
MTSU016922	Rutherford	Tennessee	01 May 2011	Derek Young 50	MTSU Philadelphus coronarius
31234100484342	Fleming	Kentucky	19 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25243	EKY Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011950	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0073735	Fayette	Kentucky	30 May 1984	Max Medley	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
ETSU018287	Loudon	Tennessee			ETSU Philadelphus coronarius
TENN-V-0112377	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Philadelphus coronarius
UCHT014330	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011952	Lyon	Kentucky	20 Jul 1987	EW Chester 87-528	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
UCHT014329		Tennessee			UCHT Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011956	Henry	Tennessee	16 May 1990	EW Chester with Susan Hold 90-121	APSC Philadelphus coronarius
APSC0011951	Trigg	Kentucky	10 May 1985	EW Chester 85-188	APSC Philadelphus coronarius

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Philadelphus coronarius

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