Genus Hydrangea Gronov.


Summary
Genus number:
5889
Last updated:
6 October 2011
Family:
Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily:
Hydrangeoideae
Tribe:
Hydrangeeae
Common name(s):

hydrangea
Accession count:

459 (356  active, 121  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
authorship fide W. Greuter (pers. comm. via E-mail on 4 Oct 2011)


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References:
  1. De Smet, Y. et al. 2015. Molecular phylogeny and new (infra)generic classification to alleviate polyphyly in tribe Hydrangeeae (Cornales: Hydrangeaceae). Taxon 64:741-753. DOI: 10.12705/644.6.
  2. Hufford, L. et al. 2001. A phylogenetic analysis of Hydrangeaceae based on sequences of the plastid gene matK and their combination with rbcL and morphological data. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 162:835-846.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Soltis, D. E. et al. 1995. Relationships and evolution of Hydrangeaceae based on rbcL sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 82:504-514.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=5889. Accessed 10 May 2026.