Hydrangea aspera

Taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cornales
familia = Hydrangeaceae
genus = "Hydrangea"
species = "H. aspera"
binomial = "Hydrangea aspera"
binomial_authority = D. Don

"Hydrangea aspera" is a shrub native to the region between the Himalaya, across southern China, to Taiwan. The flowers are typically borne in large heads and are in variable shades of pale blue.

Considerable natural variation occurs in the species, and some of the variations are sometimes considered to be separate species; these include "H. aspera ssp. sargentiana" and "H. villosa".

References

Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs