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Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Average Height:

15-20' (4.6-6.1 meters)

Bark Characteristics:

Gray to light brown

Bloom Characteristics:

Clusters of yellow flowers grow along stems. Have 4 crinkly, ribbon-like petals.

Fall Color:

Yellow

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, oval and irregular leaves with wavy or toothed margins. 6" (15.25 cm) long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Greenish seed capsules become woody over the corse of a growing season and mature to light brown. Split open in the fall of the next year. Propels 1-2 black seeds up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) away.

Structure:

Irregular, rounded

Range:

E Canada to Central and E USA and NE Mexico

Habitat:

Riparian, 0-4920ft (0-1500m)

Topic:

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Common Name:

American witch hazel

Common witch-hazel

Snapping hazel nut

Spotted alder

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Saxifraganae

Order:

Saxifragales

Family:

Hamamelidaceae

Genus:

Hamamelis

Species:

virginiana

Accession Number:

2024-0717A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

National Museum of Natural History

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax727c3a251-c8ee-4198-a001-4597a3c11c70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2024-0717A