Hydrangea scandens is a species of shrub in the flowering plant family Hydrangeaceae. It is native to Japan, where it is found from the Kantō region southward.[1]

Hydrangea scandens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea
Species:
H. scandens
Binomial name
Hydrangea scandens

Its leaves are 4-7 cm long, toothed, and have acuminate tips.[2] Flowers are produced in May through June.

It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Hydrangea anomala, under synonymy with Hydrangea petiolaris.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 512.
  2. ^ Hydrangea scandens (in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa
  3. ^ "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 4 April 2014.