''Hydrangea scandens'' is a species of shrub in the

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

family

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 ...

. It is native to Japan, where it is found from the

Kantō region The is a geography, geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures of Japan, prefectures: Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Gunma Prefe ...

southward. Its leaves are 4-7 cm long, toothed, and have acuminate tips. Flowers are produced in May through June. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of '' Hydrangea anomala'', under synonymy with '' Hydrangea petiolaris''.

References

scandens Flora of Japan Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Cornales-stub