Hamamelidaceae

Dwarf witchalder

Fothergilla gardenii L.

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Fothergilla

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 银刷树
English: Dwarf witchalder

Synonyms

Fothergilla alnifolia L.f.
Fothergilla alnifolia var. acuta Sims
Fothergilla alnifolia var. obtusa Sims
Fothergilla alnifolia var. serotina Sims
Fothergilla anamelis Garden
Fothergilla carolina Britton
Hamamelis estivalis Raf.
Hamamelis monoica Walter
Trilopus estivalis Raf.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.