Question: This is a follow up to a question that I asked previously. I found this plant at East Rock Park …
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Question
This is a follow up to a question that I asked previously. I found this plant at East Rock Park in Hamden, CT and am having trouble identifying it. I think it might be a species of Deutzia based on the leaf margins (and the fruit somewhat) but I cannot be sure. I’ve included a few more pictures of the plant here, any help is greatly appreciated.
Answer
Dear amikolinski, good morning. I do think you are correct. My observations of the fruits of these species are typically when the sepals are still persistent. Once they fall off, they do look like the fruits in the images you have captured here. You can confirm the identity by hollow pith and stellate (i.e., branched) hairs on the peduncles, etc. Let me know what you identify please (ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org).
