''Fendlera'' is a

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shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

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Hydrangeaceae Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe. Description The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled or ...

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Fendlerella ''Fendlerella'' is a genus of plants in the family Hydrangeaceae native to the region spanning from Colorado, USA to Northeast Mexico. It has four species. Taxonomy Publication The genus ''Fendlerella'' was first described by Amos Arthur Heller ...

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Etymology

The genus was named for Augustus Fendler in 1852.in Smithson. Contrib. iii. 1852 (Pl. Wright. i.) 77. t. 5. (IK)

References

Hydrangeaceae Cornales genera Flora of Northern America {{Cornales-stub