PLANTS Profile for Hamamelis virginiana (American witchhazel)

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PLANTS Profile

Hamamelis virginiana L.
American witchhazel

Symbol:

HAVI4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Hamamelidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Images:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

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Synonyms:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

	HAMA6	Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh
	HAVIH	Hamamelis virginiana L. var. henryi Jenne
	HAVIM	Hamamelis virginiana L. var. macrophylla (Pursh) Nutt.
	HAVIP	Hamamelis virginiana L. var. parvifolia Nutt.

Distribution:
Hamamelis virginiana L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

View 5 genera in Hamamelidaceae, 2 species in Hamamelis

Classification:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Hamamelidales
Family	Hamamelidaceae – Witch-hazel family
Genus	Hamamelis L. – witchhazel
Species	Hamamelis virginiana L. – American witchhazel

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Hamamelis virginiana L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC-

FAC-

FACU

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Hamamelis virginiana L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Low		Minor				Low
Miller	Minor						Minor	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19033.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Hamamelis virginiana L.

Herbal Information Resources

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:52 PM CST