Hydrangeaceae FAMILY

Philadelphus pubescens

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Philadelphus pubescens is a deciduous shrub with erect to ascending stems; it can grow 1 - 6.5 metres tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a soap. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used to make a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern and central N. America - Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

HabitatWooded river bluffs in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Cliffs, rock outcrops, bluffs, rocky slopes, old homesites, suburban woodlands, stream banks; at elevations upto 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].