Hydrangeaceae

Oakleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia W.Bartram

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea

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Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 栎叶绣球
English: Oakleaf hydrangea
Russian: Гортензия дуболистная, Дуболистная гортензия
Slovenian: Hrastovolistna hortenzija

Synonyms

Hydrangea angulata Tausch
Hydrangea quinquefolia D.Dietr.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Ross, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Weisenbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: isabel killen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Guevara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Holly Denton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, 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.