Witch alder

(Fothergilla gardenii)

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Description

Fothergilla gardenii, also known by the common names witch alder, dwarf fothergilla, American wych hazel, and dwarf witchalder is a deciduous shrub in the Hamamelidaceae family. It is one of two species in the genus Fothergilla. Native to the southeastern USA, from North Carolina to Alabama.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Hamamelidaceae
Genus:Fothergilla
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