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witch-hazels
Hamamelis
Witch-hazels (Hamamelis, /ˌhæməˈmiːlɪs/) are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with four species in North America (H. mexicana, H. ovalis, H. virginiana, and H. vernalis), and one each in Japan (H. japonica) and China (H. mollis). The North American species are occasionally called winterbloom.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
american witch-hazel
speciesHamamelis virginiana
ozark witch-hazel
speciesHamamelis vernalis
Chinese witch-hazel
speciesHamamelis mollis
hybrid witch-hazel
hybridHamamelis × intermedia
Japanese Witch-Hazel
speciesHamamelis japonica
bigleaf witch-hazel
speciesHamamelis ovalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51971.