Chinese witch-hazel (Hamamelis mollis)

Chinese witch-hazel, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Hamamelis mollis, also known as Chinese witch hazel, is a species of flowering plant in the witch hazel family Hamamelidaceae, native to central and eastern China, in Anhui, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chinese witch-hazel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hamamelis japonica
Hamamelis vernalis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Hamamelis
Species: Hamamelis mollis

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