Common name
English: Common Witchhazel
German: Virginische Zauberhasel, Virginische Zaubernuss
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Hamamelidales (5)
Family: Hamamelidaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Hamamelis (1)
Epithet: virginiana L. (4)
Synonym: Trilopus dentata Raf.
dentata => toothed like saw teeth
virginiana => from Virginia, North America
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Hamamelis virginiana at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [122] Hamamelis virginiana - Plant fact sheet, NC State University
- [138] species information
- [565] Hamamelis virginiana - Plants For A Future database