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Hamamelis virginiana L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 124.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Saxifragales
family
Hamamelidaceae
genus
Hamamelis
species
Hamamelis virginiana

Name

Synonyms
Hamamelis androgyna Walter
Hamamelis caroliniana Walter
Hamamelis caroliniana Walter ex Steud.
Hamamelis communis Barton
Hamamelis corylifolia Moench
Hamamelis dentata Raf.
Hamamelis dioica Walter
Hamamelis hyemalis Raf.
Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh
Hamamelis nigra Raf.
Hamamelis parvifolia Raf.
Hamamelis riparia Raf.
Hamamelis rotundifolia Raf.
Hamamelis virginiana f. parvifolia (Nutt.) Fernald
Hamamelis virginiana f. rubescens Rehder
Hamamelis virginiana subsp. macrophylla (Pursh) Nutt.
Hamamelis virginiana subsp. virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana var. angustifolia Nieuwl.
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryae Jenne
Hamamelis virginiana var. henryae Jenne ex C.Lane
Homonyms
Hamamelis virginiana L.
Common names
American Witchhazel in English
American Witchhazel in English
American Witchhzel in English
American witch-hazel in English
American witch-hazel in language.
American witchhazel in English
American witchhazel (EN) in language.
American witchhazel (EN) in language.
Amerikaanse toverhazelaar in Dutch
Avellano de bruja in Spanish
Common Witchhazel in English
Common Witchhzel in English
Hamamélis de Virginie in French
Hamamélis de Virginie in French
Oczar wirginijski in Polish
Snapping Hazelnut in English
Sodinis hamamelis in Lithuanian
Spotted Alder in English
Striped Alder in English
Virginische Zaubernuss in German
Water-Witch in English
Winterbloom in English
Witch-Hazel in English
Witch-hazel in English
Witch-hazel in English
Witchhazel in English
Witchhazel in English
amerikansk trollhassel in Swedish
amerikansk trollhassel in Swedish
amerikantaikapähkinä in Finnish
café du diable in French
café du diable in French
common witch-hazel in English
hamamel virgínsky in Slovak
hamamélis in language.
hamamélis in Portuguese
hamamélis de Virginie in French
hamamélis de la Virginie in French
hamémelis in French
hamémelis in French
northern witch-hazel in English
southern witch-hazel in English
vilín virginský in Czech
virgiinia nõiapuu in Estonian
virginiatrollhassel in Norwegian Bokmål
witch-hazel in English
witch-hazel in English
witch-hazel in English
witchhazel in English
Гамамелис виргинский in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  2. POWO (2025) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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