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Winter-hazel
Winter hazel is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * ''Corylopsis'' ** ''Corylopsis pauciflora'', native to Taiwan and Japan * ''Distylium ''Distylium'' (winter-hazel) is a genus of about 18 species of evergreen shrubs and trees in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia. Taxonomy Fossil record Researchers have recognized ''Distylium'' foss ...'' {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corylopsis
''Corylopsis'' is a genus of nearly 30 species of shrubs in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern Asia with the majority of species endemic to China but with some also in Japan, Korea, and the Himalayas. This genus is also known from the extinct species '' Corylopsis reedae'' described from Eocene leaf fossils found in Washington State, USA. They grow to tall, often with a crown wider than the shrub's height. The leaves are ovate with an acute apex and a serrated margin, long and broad. The flowers are produced in late winter in pendulous racemes long with 5-30 flowers; each flower has five pale yellow petals, 4–9 mm long. The fruit is a dry capsule 10–12 mm long, containing two glossy black seed A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corylopsis Pauciflora
''Corylopsis pauciflora'', the buttercup witch hazel or winter hazel, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Corylopsis'' of the family Hamamelidaceae, native to Taiwan and Japan. It is a deciduous, spreading shrub growing to tall by wide. It produces masses of pale yellow flowers in pendent racemes in early spring, followed by leaves opening bronze and turning to rich green. It is cultivated in gardens and parks in temperate regions. The Latin specific epithet ''pauciflora'' means "with few flowers". This refers to the low number of flowers per inflorescence compared to other Corylopsis, not to the total number of flowers per plant. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit .... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
