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Plant Details
Family Name: Hamamelidaceae R. Br. - Witch-hazel family
Common Name: American witchhazel
Symbol: HAVI4
Group: Dicot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 3:53 a.m.
Duration
- Perennial
Growth Habits
- Tree
- Shrub
Synonyms
- Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh
- Hamamelis virginiana L. var. henryae Jenne ex C. Lane
- Hamamelis virginiana L. var. macrophylla (Pursh) Nutt.
- Hamamelis virginiana L. var. parvifolia Nutt.
Wetland Ratings
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| FACU | FACU | FACU | FAC | FACU | FACU | FACU |