Philadelphus pubescens
Mock orange, Native mock orange Taxonomy
Synonyms: Philadelphus verrucosus Subspecific taxa: Classification:
Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: Extinct Notes:According to Ebinger et al. 2010, "Native mock orange is restricted to limestone river bluffs of the Mississippi embayment and south-central United States. All specimens found are from Pope County. Most of the specimens were collected before 1924 by Palmer. The most recent collection was in 1967 [rocky bluffs, Ohio River, near Golconda, Whiteside (EIU)]. Herkert and Kruse (1992) considered this shrub extirpated from Illinois." Origin: North America
Species Description
General: Dicot-woody, perennial Roots: primary Shoots: opposite leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; dentate leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; lanceolate leaf shape Inflorescence: raceme Flowers: perfect; 4 merous; complete, regular; white; perigynous ovary position Fruit: capsule Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: ILPIN Notes: Northwestern range limit; bluffs of Ohio River. Sometime included in the Hydrangeaceae or the Saxifragaceae. Does not cause hayfever. Spongberg, S. A. 1972. The genera of Saxifragaceae in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 53: 409-498. Functional Relationships:
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