Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

English: Bigleaf Hydrangea

German: Hortensie

Portuguese: Hortência

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Cornales (10)

        Family: Hydrangeaceae (3)(family description)

          Genus: Hydrangea (2)

            Epithet: macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. (3)

macrophylla => large leaved

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: blue, purple, violet, pink, red, white

Check for Hydrangea macrophylla at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [76] Hydrangea macrophylla - Fact sheet - University of Florida
• [573] Hydrangea macrophylla - Plants For A Future database
• [1759] Hydrangea macrophylla - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.