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Fothergilla (witch alder) is a genus of two to four species of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, native to woodland and swamps of the southeastern United States. They are low-growing deciduous shrubs growing to 1–3 m (3–10 ft) tall with downy twigs.
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 ...
Fothergilla gardenii foliage. Fothergilla gardenii, also known by the common names witch alder, [1] dwarf fothergilla, [2] American wych hazel, [3] and dwarf witchalder [citation needed] is a deciduous shrub in the Hamamelidaceae family. It is one of two species in the genus Fothergilla. [1] [2]
Fothergilla milleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States. [1] [2] References
Hamamelidaceae, commonly referred to as the witch-hazel family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales.The clade consists of shrubs and small trees positioned within the woody clade of the core Saxifragales.
English: Mount Airy Fothergilla (Fothergilla × intermedia 'Mount Airy' or Fothergilla 'Mount Airy') in Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA. April 2023. (2001-359-G).
The witch-hazels are deciduous shrubs or (rarely) small trees growing to 3 to 7.5 m tall, even more rarely to 12 m tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, oval, 5 to 15 cm long, and 2.5 to 10 cm wide, with a smooth or wavy margin.
Fothergilla malloryi is represented by a single counterpart compression fossil specimen from the Ypresian [1] aged Klondike Mountain Formation which outcrops in Republic, Ferry County, Washington. The age of the formation is based on Argon–argon dating, which has returned a date of 49.4 ±0.5 million years old. [2]