Hydrangea pottingeri (synonym Hydrangea chinensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is a shrub native to eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, southeastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang), and Taiwan. It grows in sparse to dense temperate and subtropical forests in valleys and on mountain tops and slopes from 300 to 2,000 metres (980 to 6,560 ft) elevation.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Hydrangeas are moderately toxic if eaten, with all parts of the plant containing cyanogenic glycosides Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hydrangea scandens — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- Hydrangea chinensis
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