Holodiscus | |
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Holodiscus discolor foliage and flower buds | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
Tribe: | Spiraeeae |
Genus: | Holodiscus (K.Koch) Maxim. |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Sericotheca |
Holodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the Americas, from southwestern British Columbia, Canada and the western United States south to Bolivia.[1]
The species are deciduous shrubs, growing to 1–7 metres (3.3–23.0 ft) tall.