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Fendlera

Fendlera is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae. They are most commonly known as fendlerbush. The name fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus Fendlerella.

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Fendlera
Fendlera rupicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily: Jamesioideae
Genus: Fendlera
Engelm. & Gray
Type species
Fendlera rupicola Engelm. & A. Gray1
Species

Fendlera rigida - Stiff fendlerbush
Fendlera rupicola - Cliff fendlerbush
Fendlera wrightii - Wright fendlerbush

Fendlera is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae. They are most commonly known as fendlerbush.2 The name fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus Fendlerella.

Etymology

The genus was named for Augustus Fendler in 1852.3

References

References

  1. Fendlera | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 5, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/30038193-2
  2. "Fendlera rupicola". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. in Smithson. Contrib. iii. 1852 (Pl. Wright. i.) 77. t. 5. (IK)