Hydrangea sargentiana

Hydrangea sargentiana
	Hydrangea sargentiana in the arboretum of the main botanical garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences
	A flowering specimen cultivated in Wrocław University Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Genus:	Hydrangea
Species:	H. sargentiana
Binomial name
	Hydrangea sargentiana; Rehder
	Approximate distribution of Hydrangea sargentiana in South Central China
Synonyms
	Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana (Rehder) E.M.McClint.;

Hydrangea sargentiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is native to western China.^[2]

Description[edit]

This species is a shrub.^[1] It has prominent fleshy trichomes on the leaf and shoot surfaces, which are an important feature in identifying the species.^[3]

Taxonomy[edit]

It may be confused with Hydrangea robusta Hook.f. & Thomson, which also has similar fleshy trichomes. Both species are placed within Hydrangea section Asperae.^[3]

Conservation[edit]

The distribution is thought to be very narrow.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Detail of the inflorescence
Close view of a shoot densely covered in trichomes
Detail of a leaf with purple venation and trichomes
Botanical illustration of Hydrangea sargentiana

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hydrangea sargentiana Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ The Explorer's Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World By Daniel J. Hinkley, Lynne Harrison. Page 175. Timber Press, 2009 ISBN 0881929182/ISBN 9780881929188
^ ^a ^b ^c De Smet, Y. V. P., Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Goetghebeur, P., Wanke, S., & Samain, M. S. (2015, June). "Rediscovering Hydrangea sargentiana, a taxon in need of conservation action." In XXV International EUCARPIA Symposium Section Ornamentals: Crossing Borders 1087 (pp. 221-224).

External links[edit]

Hydrangea sargentiana at efloras.org.

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[POWO-1] "Hydrangea sargentiana Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[2] The Explorer's Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World By Daniel J. Hinkley, Lynne Harrison. Page 175. Timber Press, 2009 ISBN 0881929182/ISBN 9780881929188

[De_Smet_et_al.,_2015-3] De Smet, Y. V. P., Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Goetghebeur, P., Wanke, S., & Samain, M. S. (2015, June). "Rediscovering Hydrangea sargentiana, a taxon in need of conservation action." In XXV International EUCARPIA Symposium Section Ornamentals: Crossing Borders 1087 (pp. 221-224).

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