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Hydrangeaceae FAMILY

Philadelphus microphyllus

Philadelphus microphyllus

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Philadelphus microphyllus is a stiffly to loosely-branched, multistemmed deciduous shrub that can grow from 50 - 200cm 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. , 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its autumn leaf colour and its showy, aromatic flowers[ 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and central N. America -California to Wyoming, south to Baja California, northern Mexico and Texas
HabitatArid montane scrub, juniper, hardwood or pine-oak woodlands, yellow pine-fir forests, limestone and rhyolitic substrates, rocky canyons, open slopes, bluffs, canyons; at elevations from 1,600 - 3,000 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. ]