Question: To continue with my question about Witch-Hazel, H. virginiana would be the only option for the fall flowering shrub. Your …
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To continue with my question about Witch-Hazel, H. virginiana would be the only option for the fall flowering shrub. Your book, Flora Novae Angliae, does not offer a description of of the flower. Can you offer an ID from the close-up of the flower, or suggest a reference on this matter? Thanks again for being available. - Bruce
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Dear Bruce, the length of the petals and the color of them suggests this is Hammamelis virginiana (assuming this is from a wild plant). Meyer (1997; Flora of North America, volume 3) offers an excellent identification key to the species native to North America.
