| Silverleaf hydrangea | |
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| Inflorescence of Hydrangea radiata at the park of Villa Serra, Genova, Italy | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Genus: | Hydrangea |
| Species: | H. radiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrangea radiata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hydrangea arborescens L. ssp. radiata (Walter) E.M. McClintock | |
Hydrangea radiata is an attractive, deciduous shrub up to 3 m tall in the flowering plant family Hydrangeaceae. Its natural range is limited to the southern Appalachians, where it is fairly common.[2][3] Its common names—silverleaf hydrangea or snowy hydrangea—reflect its distinctive foliage which is dark green on top and silvery white below;[4] the sharply contrasting foliar colors makes this shrub conspicuous at a distance, especially in a breeze.[5]
- ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services: Plant Profiles. Hydrangea radiata Walter: Silverleaf hydrangea.
- ^ Lance, Ron. 2004 Woody Plants of the southeastern United States: A winter guide. The University of Georgia Press. 456 p.
- ^ "Weakley, Alan S. 2008 (working draft). Flora of Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, northern Florida, and surrounding areas. University of North Carolina Herbarium". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Hydrangea radiata. The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Bulletin of Popular Information. 1922.
- ^ Dirr, Michael A. hydrangeas for American gardens. Timber Press. 240 p.