Biology:Fothergilla major
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Fothergilla |
| Species: | F. major
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| Fothergilla major Lodd.
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Fothergilla major, the large witch alder or mountain witch alder, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Fothergilla, family Hamamelidaceae, that is native to woodland and swamps in the Allegheny Mountains and southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States.[3] It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) with fragrant white bottlebrush flowers appearing along with, or before, the glossy leaves. The leaves often turn brilliant shades of red and orange in autumn.[4]
Fothergilla major prefers full sun to part shade and is disease and insect resistant.[5] It thrives in moist, acidic soils, but is fairly drought tolerant.[3] It is hardy in USDA hardiness zones 4–8.[6]
This plant is named for the English physician and plant collector John Fothergill (1712-1780). The Latin specific epithet major means "larger".[7] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8][9]
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References
- ↑ Fothergilla major NatureServe
- ↑ "Fothergilla latifolia (Large Fothergilla, Large Witch-alder)". NC State Extensiona. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/fothergilla-latifolia/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fothergilla major - Plant Finder". https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281021&isprofile=0&.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FOMA.
- ↑ "Fothergilla latifolia (Large Fothergilla, Large Witch-alder) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/fothergilla-latifolia/.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "Fothergilla major AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7267/Fothergilla-major/Details. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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- Flint, Franklin F. (July 1957). "Megasporogenesis and Megagametogenesis in Fothergilla gardeni Murr. and Fothergilla Major Lodd". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society (Blackwell Publishing) 76 (3): 307–311. doi:10.2307/3223894.
Wikidata ☰ Q1151189 entry
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