Mophead Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Mophead Hydrangea
Identify Mophead Hydrangea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Hydrangeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mophead Hydrangea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydrangea macrophylla
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Japan
- Found in India
- Kerala, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Hydrangeaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- হাইড্রাঞ্জিয়া
- Tamil
- ஹைட்ராஞ்ஜியா மேக்ரோபைலா
- Malayalam
- ഹൈഡ്രാഞ്ചിയ, Hydrangea macrophylla
About Mophead Hydrangea
Mophead hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) is a low shrub in the Hydrangeaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and 9 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea Family
Mophead Hydrangea belongs to the Hydrangeaceae family.
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