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hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia BhamBotGdn.jpg Scientific
classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae Genus: Hydrangea Species: H. quercifolia
Binomial name Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea quercifolia in a
woodland garden.    American botanist John Bartram described
Hydrangea quercifolia. Its species name is derived from the
Latin words quercus "oak", and folium "leaf".   Hydrangea
quercifolia is a coarse-textured deciduous shrub growing to 8
metres (26 ft) tall with an open crown. The plant sprouts shoots
from underground stolons and often grows in colonies. Young
stems are covered in a felt-like light brown bark, and the
larger stems have attractive cinnamon-tan-orange bark that
shreds and peels in thin flakes.  The leaves are yellowish green
to dark green on top and silvery-white underneath. They ha