BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Philadelphus hirsutus | Hairy Mockorange 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Hairy mockorange is a native, deciduous shrub that grows 3 to 6 feet
(1-2 m) tall.  The spreading branches twist around each other and arch
to the ground.  Branches more than 2 years old have exfoliating and
shredding bark.  The fruit is a four-valved dehiscent capsule.  The
seeds are 0.04 inch (1 mm) long [7,16].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Phanerophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Hairy mockorange regenerates by both vegetative reproduction and seed.
Arching branches that touch the ground root readily [7].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Hairy mockorange occurs along streams and on bluffs, cliffs, and rocky
banks.  It grows along limestone ledges and in piles of sandstone or
quartzite rocks [4,7,8,12,14,19].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
Facultative Seral Species

Hairy mockorange grows on open sites and also in forests and along
streams [7], so it is probably tolerant of shade.


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Hairy mockorange flowers from mid-April to late May [7].

Related categories for Species: Philadelphus hirsutus | Hairy Mockorange