''Hydrangea zhewanensis'' is a species of

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 ...

in the 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 ...

, native to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Description

''Hydrangea zhewanensis'' is a small shrub, which may be deciduous or evergreen, growing up to 0.7-1.5 m in height. Branchlets are brownish, densely pubescent when young. Bark peels off into fragments. Flowers are blue, oblong-ovate, 2.5-3 mm. Flowers grow in clusters, usually comprising small, fertile and also more showy sterile flowers. Seed capsules are oblong-ovoid, measuring about 3 mm in diameter. Seeds are brown, ellipsoid to oblong, compressed, measuring between 0.5 and 0.7 mm, shortly winged at both ends. Flowers June to July, fruits October to November.

Habitat

Sparse forests or thickets along stream banks in valleys or on mountain slopes, from 600 to 1500 m.

References

External links

''Hydrangea zhewanensis''
at efloras.org. zhewanensis Flora of China {{Cornales-stub