Decumaria barbara L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Hydrangeaceae

• Scientific Name

  Decumaria barbara L.

• Description

  Species Description - High-climbing vine; lvs petioled, ovate to ovate- oblong, glabrous and shining above, glabrous or minutely hairy beneath; infl 4–10 cm wide, fragrant; capsule 6–10 mm; 2n=28. Swamps and wet woods on the coastal plain, and also more inland southward; se. Va. to Fla. and La. May, June.

• Common Names

  climbing hydrangea