Family · Asterids
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangeas, mock orange
Shrubs, trees and vines of the north temperate zone, many ornamental with showy sterile flowers.
- Accepted species
- 228accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 9accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈52 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Hydrangea
- Philadelphus (mock orange)
- Deutzia
Genera
Hydrangea102 spp.
Deutzia70 spp.
Philadelphus44 spp.
Fendlerella4 spp.
Fendlera3 spp.
Jamesia2 spp.
Carpenteria1 spp.
Kirengeshoma1 spp.
Whipplea1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate164
- Northern America50
- Asia-Tropical31
- Southern America12
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Hydrangeaceae sits in the order Cornales.